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Verb Would

Modal Verb /

Its Equivalent

Uses

Present / Future

Past

Would

1. imagining

situation

  • It would be nice to have a party here one weekend.

2. repeated

action in the

past

_____

  • When I was a child, I would visit my grandparents every weekend.

3. reporting

will

  • She says she will come tomorrow.

  • She said she would come tomorrow

Would you

Would you mind ...?

4. polite

request

  • Would you please pass the salt?

  • Would you mind sending this fax?

Would you like

Would you like me

to...?

5. offer

  • Would you like some more tea?

  • Would you like me to help you?

Would like =... ’d like

6. wishing

  • I would like (I’d like) to meet your brother.

Would not (wouldn’t)

7. unwillingness

/ refusal to do

something

  • Something was wrong with the car. It wouldn’t start.

Exercise 114

Read, translate and comment on the meanings of the verb would (imagining

situation; repeated action in the past; reporting will; polite request; offer; wishing).

1. He wrote to ask me if I would comeand give a talk to his class.

2. I tried to speak, but the words wouldn’t come.

3. Wouldyoulikea drink of water?

4. I gave him books to read, but after a page or two he would putthe book

downand stare miserably into space.

5. People tried to be kind to her and asked her to stay with them, but she

wouldn’t.

6. Would you like me to breakher the news?

7. I wish this rainwould stop.

8. Wouldyou kindlyshowme that lovely vase?

9. Shewould sitfor hours in silence on the day when the wind blew

continuously from the sea.

10. Would you mindturning on the light? It’s getting dark in the room.

11. Iwould like (I’d like) to writethem a letter.

12. If I had a lot of money I would travelaround the world.

13. Hewould doit much better if he followed your advice.

Exercise 115

Change the following sentences using wouldin the negative form to expressunwillingness/refusal to perform an action.

Example:

  • The boy didn’t go to bed.

  • The boy wouldn’tgoto bed.

1. Tom didn’t eat the tomato soup.

6. The hair-dryer didn’t work.

2. The doll didn’t close its eyes.

7. He didn’t say what had happened.

3. The bell didn’t ring.

8. They didn’t come.

4. The drawer didn’t open.

9. She didn’t have tea with us.

5. The old lady didn’t do what I told

her.

10. Fiona didn’t tell us why she was

crying.

Exercise 116

Change the following commands into requestsas shown in the example.

Example:

  • Open the door.

  • Would you mindopening the door?

1. Make some coffee for Ms. Smith.

6. Coordinate the two projects.

2. Wait for them.

7. Say what has happened.

3. Type this article for me.

8. Buy tickets for this concert.

4. Work at your pronunciation.

9. Have dinner with us.

5. Go out and buy the evening

paper.

10. Switch off the light when you

leave.