Which one is correct?
What would I do without you.
What will I do without you.
You would always be my favorite travel buddy.
You will always be my favorite travel buddy.
Learn English – Usage of “will” and “would”
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Best Answer
Would is conditional/hypothetical. Will is a modal verb used to form the indicative future tense.
In both cases, a) and b) are both correct, and carry a different meaning. When would is used, it expresses a hypothetical situation, so:
... asks a question about a hypothetical possibility - that I would be without you. However:
... implies that I will in fact be without you at some time in the future, and asks a question about that factual (rather than imagined) eventuality.