Grammar Modal Verb: Would   The modal verb Would is commonly used to express desire, intent, polite request, presumption or habitual actions in the past.   Affirmative Interrogative Negative Contraction I would You would He would She would It would   We would You would They would Would I? Would you? Would he? Would she? Would it?   Would we? Would you? Would they? I would not You would not He would not She would not It would not   We would not You would not They would not I wouldn´t You wouldn´t He wouldn´t She wouldn´t It wouldn´t   We wouldn´t You wouldn´t They wouldn´t   Now, the practical examples:   Affirmative I would help them if I could but I have no conditions for helping them now because I am quite busy these days. I am so sorry, but I can´t She was not sure who that man was. She thought he would be someone famous, maybe an actor or a singer They would go to the park everyday when they were children and they would play at the playground. It was their favorite place They would like to have dinner now since they´re starving. They had an exhausting day so they need to eat and relax   Interrogative Would you please stay here and look after my baby while I go to the supermarket to buy baby powder and diapers? I´ll be right back Would they rather come with us to the shopping mall? Maybe they would feel better here. Let´s ask them what they want to do She needs to talk to the professor about her project, she needs his help but he´s a very busy man. Would he help her if she asked him to? What would you like? May I suggest you our specialties? Would you like some water or wine? If you could have a superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it?   Negative We said we wouldn´t travel to Asia because we didn´t have time and we are quite busy these days but we deserve a break I remember when you said that. You really wouldn´t stop working to travel but I see you´re so exhausted, you should take some rest You wish your kids would go with you but you´re short of money and it´s rather expensive. I know you wouldn´t go without them   Practice Write a sentence for the modal + the verb given:   Affirmative   Would + do ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + make ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + stop ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Interrogative   Would + leave ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + travel ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + stay ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Negative   Would + accept ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + permit ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would + eat ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved