How to Use Would: 7 Ways to Use Would! Improve your English Grammar with this Modal Auxiliary Verb!

Would you like to learn how to use would in English? In today’s English lesson you will learn how to use would 7 different ways in English.

Would is not just used as the past of will. There is much more to know about this exciting verb. The 7 ways that you can use Would in English are:
1.Would is used for wishes, wants, and desires. ex: I would love to travel the world. He’d like to come to the party.
2. Would is used for polite requests and questions. Ex: Would you close the window, please? Would you happen to have the time?
3. Would is also used for unreal situations / hypothetical situations, including conditional sentences and giving advice. Ex: I would go on a diet, but I love chocolate too much. If I won the lottery, I would travel. If she had studied harder, she would have passed the test. I wouldn’t do that if I were you!
4. In reported speech / indirect speech would is used instead of will. Ex: Liz said, “I will be late.” = Liz said that she would be late. John said, “I won’t come to the party.” = John said that he wouldn’t go to the party.
5. Wouldn’t or Would not is used to talk about past refusals / past rejections. Ex: My car wouldn’t start this morning. My husband would not stop snoring last night. I asked her to help, but she wouldn’t.
6. Would is used to talk about past actions / habits. Ex: When I was a high school student, I would go roller-skating every weekend. As a child, I would always have a bedtime snack.
7. Would is used when you are telling a story about an event that happened in the past, and you mention a past event that was still in the future during the time you’re referencing. Ex: During my second year teaching in Japan, I met the man who I would marry. In October when I visited my father, I didn’t know that it would be the last time we spoke.

Note: Would is an example of a modal auxiliary verb. It must always be used with another verb (usually the base form of a verb) to complete your sentences.
Remember that would can be contracted with your subject: I’d = I would, You’d = You would, He’d = He would, She’d = She would, It’d = It would, They’d = They would, We’d = We would

By the end of today’s English lesson you will have learned the 7 ways to use would in English. Knowing how to use would correctly will help you to communicate like a native English speaker and be more fluent in English. This lesson has everything you need to know about how to make sentences with would and is guaranteed to help you improve your English skills. Thank you for watching, “How to Use Would: 7 Ways to Use Would! Improve your English Grammar with this Modal Auxiliary Verb!!” I hope this English grammar lesson will be useful for you as you improve your English. Good luck with your English studies!

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