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§ 10. Would.

Would was originally the past tense of will in the same way as should was the past tense of shall. But while the latter has acquired new shades of meaning, would has preserved those of will. Thus it expresses volition, persistence referring to the past.

1.Volition.

In this meaning it is mostly used in negative sentences.

She was going away and would not say where she was going. (Dreiser) — Она уезжала и не хотела сказать, куда едет.

2.Persistence.

I asked him not to bang the door, but he would do it. — Я просил его на хлопать дверью, а он все продолжал хлопать. Several times Eckerman tried to get away, but Goethe would not let him go. (Maugham) — Несколько раз Эккерман пытался уйти, но Гёте ни за что не отпускал его.

Would is used to describe things that often happened in the past. It is very close to used to in these cases, but it is more formal and needs to be associated with a time indicator.

When we were children, we lived by the sea. In summer, if the weather was fine, we would all get up early and go for a swim.

It is also used in speaking about lifeless things in the same way as (see § 9), but in this use would is more common than will.

... and that was all he could see, for the sedan doors wouldn't open and the blinds wouldn't pull up. (Dickens) — ... и это бы­ло все, что ему было видно, ибо двери портшеза никак не открывались и занавеси никак не поднимались.

Would you open the door for me, please?

Would you like to have a sandwich?

It is more polite than will in this meaning.

§11. Dare.

Dare means 4o have the courage (or impertinence) to do some­thing'. In the negative it denotes the lack of courage to do something.

"How dare you ask the little Kelveys into the courtyard," said her cold, furious voice. (Mansfield)

The verb dare as well as need has some peculiarities which make it different from other modal verbs.

It is used both as a normal verb (taking the auxiliary do in the in­terrogative and negative forms, in the third person singular and the Го-Infinitive) and as an anomalous verb (without any auxiliary in its interrogative and negative forms, without in the third person singular and without the particle to before the infinitive which follows it). Dare has two forms — dare for the Present and dared for the Past.

Did he dare to strike me when I was down? (E. Bronte)

He did not dare to meet his uncle. (Kruisinga)

How dare you go out by yourself after the orders I gave you?(Shaw)

You dare address me in that tone! (Shaw)

Sometimes dare takes the auxiliary but is followed by the bare infinitive. This is more typical of spoken English.

You know you didn't dare give the order to charge the bridge until you saw us on the other side. (Shaw)

Dare is mostly used in interrogative and negative sentences. How­ever, we often come across I dare say which has become a stock phrase and acquired a new meaning “I suppose'. Dare is used only with the Indefinite Infinitive.