- I hoped you won't mind when I told you the truth.
- I hoped you wouldn't mind when I told you the truth.
First of all, I would like to know what differences do the use of won't and wouldn't make in any sentences. And secondly, which one of the above sentences is correct?
Best Answer
"Won't" is the short form of "will not". 'Wouldn't" is the short form of "would not" and would is the past form of will.
Won't and wouldn't are very common and informal in use, whereas will not and would not are usually formal.
Won't = will not is used when you are certain/have planned for something that is not going to take place in the future, for example he won't go to London, I won't lend you any more money, the door won't open, etc.
wouldn't = would not is used when we talk in the past about something in the negative about future, for example, he said he wouldn't lend me any money, I promised I wouldn't smoke any more, I assured my mother I wouldn't waste my time, etc.
Won't and wouldn't are also used in question tags.
As for the sentences in question, the correct sentence is "I hoped you wouldn't mind when I told you the truth".