вспомогательный глагол ↓
- форма прошедшего времени вспомогательного глагола will
- выражает волю, желание, склонность
I would not do it for anything — я ни за что не стану этого делать; я бы ни за что не сделал этого 
he would not help me — он упорно отказывался мне помочь
I would have stayed there forever — я бы с удовольствием остался там навсегда
- выражает предпочтение
I would rather stay at home — я с большим удовольствием остался бы дома
I would rather not speak about it — мне бы не хотелось об этом говорить
- выражает сильное желание
I would I were young again — как я хотел бы вновь стать молодым
- выражает просьбу, приглашение или предложение (в вежливой форме)
would you (kindly) pass the salt? — вы не передадите мне соль?, пожалуйста, передайте (мне) соль
+2 would you like to see it? — вы не хотели бы это посмотреть?
would you like me to show you his room? — хотите, я покажу вам его комнату?
would you mind repeating it? — вас не затруднит повторить это?
- выражает предположение, сомнение
that would be he! — это, наверное /должно быть/, он!
+2 this explanation would seem satisfactory — этого разъяснения, по-видимому, достаточно
it would be in the year 1910 — это было, вероятно, в 1910 году
who is the man you want to speak to? — You wouldn’t know him
- выражает часто повторяющееся или привычное действие
he would often call on us — он, бывало, часто заходил к нам
she would get up very early — она, как правило, вставала очень рано
that’s exactly like you — you would loose the keys
- в придаточном дополнительном служит для выражения будущего времени, согласованного с прошедшим временем в главном предложении
he told me he would be there — он сказал мне, что он там будет
- служит для образования форм 2-го и 3-го л. сослагательного наклонения в главном предложении при придаточном условия
he would come if you invited him — он бы пришёл, если бы вы его пригласили
+2 if he were in your place he would do it — он бы сделал это, будь он на вашем месте
they would have helped us if they had been there — они бы нам помогли, если бы они там были
it would be impossible — это было бы невозможно
существительное
- книжн. тяга, смутное желание или стремление
- (the would) воля (в противоп. долгу или необходимости)
Мои примеры
В выражениях, идиомах и прочем
it would seem — казалось бы
the best plan would be… — самое лучшее было бы…
it would seem so — по всей видимости, так
would that! — хотелось бы мне, чтобы; о если бы!
Примеры с переводом
He would do it.
Он непременно хотел это сделать.
Would you like a mint?
Хотите мятную конфетку?
Would you like a drink?
Хочешь что-нибудь выпить?
That would be her cat.
Это, вероятно, её кошка.
I would fain do it.
Я бы охотно это сделал.
That would be overkill.
Это было бы излишне.
He told us he would come.
Он сказал нам, что придёт.
He would not hurt a fly.
Он и мухи не обидит.
How to pronounce Would
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English Pronunciation
IPA: /wʊd/
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Would | Conditional
The verb “would” is used with “have” and the past participle of a main verb to express a hypothetical, conditional situation in the past, an event that did not actually occur.
To form a past, conditional sentence with “would”:
- would + have + past participle of main verb
Example
- “I would’ve gone shopping if I didn’t have so much homework to finish.”
Here, had the speaker not had a lot of homework to do, she would have been at the store shopping.
Now, why did I say “would’ve”* instead of “would have”?
(“would’ve” = informal!”)
Rhythm of English
The music of English comes from the way native English speakers:
- stress their content words (meaning, they say them longer, louder, and higher in pitch); as well as
- de-stress their function words (meaning they say them quicker and more relaxed).
Function words in English are those that form the grammar and structure of a sentence and do not carry much content. These include auxiliary verbs, which accompany a main verb and add some grammatical meaning to the sentence.
Because “have” is an auxiliary verb, we tend to de-stress it and contract it, then attach it to the verb preceding it.
So, to contract “have”, simply:
- delete the first consonant sound [h];
- de-stress and relax the vowel sound ([æ] –> [ə]); and
- connect it to the verb before it.
“Have” –> [əv]
Would + have = “would’ve” [Wʊ dəv]
Did you hear how much more relaxed the vowel sound in “have” is?
- “would’ve” [Wʊ dəv]
Remember that because “have” now begins with a vowel, you should connect your speech and pronounce the [d] in “would” at the beginning of “‘ve” [əv] –> [dəv].
- “would’ve” [Wʊ dəv]
Let’s practice.
Listen and Repeat
- “I would’ve come sooner, but there was so much traffic!”
- “If I had known you were fluent in English, I would’ve practiced more with you!”
- “We would’ve liked to have met your mother.”
- “I would’ve earned so much more money if I just worked a little harder!”
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Mar 8, 2017 | How to pronounce English words correctly, Pronunciation Question of the Week, Pronunciation Training
Learn how to pronounce the English words SHOULD, WOULD, COULD correctly with this American English pronunciation lesson. They are pronounced SH-ooh-D, C-ooh-D, W-ooh-D. Yes, the L is a silent letter and is not pronounced.
Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time.
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“would” is a modal verb.
Pronunciation: /wʊd/
In this lesson, you will learn the form of would. You will also learn the many different uses and meanings:
- Past habits
- Past refusals
- Future relative to the past
- Indirect speech
- Polite offers and requests
- Conditionals
- Past unreal situations
Affirmative form
| Full form | Contracted form |
|---|---|
| I would like | I’d like |
| you would like | you’d like |
| he would like | he’d like |
| she would like | she’d like |
| it would like | it’d like |
| we would like | we’d like |
| you would like | you’d like |
| they would like | they’d like |
Negative form
| Full form | Contracted form |
|---|---|
| I would not like | I wouldn’t like |
| you would not like | you wouldn’t like |
| he would not like | he wouldn’t like |
| she would not like | she wouldn’t like |
| it would not like | it wouldn’t like |
| we would not like | we wouldn’t like |
| you would not like | you wouldn’t like |
| they would not like | they wouldn’t like |
Question form
| Full form |
|---|
| Would I like …. ? |
| Would you like …. ? |
| Would he like …. ? |
| Would she like …. ? |
| Would it like …. ? |
| Would we like …. ? |
| Would you like …. ? |
| Would they like …. ? |
Uses and meaning of “would”
Past habits
We use “would” to describe a regular activity or habit in the past. This use of “would” is very similar to “used to“.
Examples:
When Jane was at university, she would study for 3 hours every evening.
When my grandma came to visit, we would play cards every day.
Past refusals
We use would to describe a refusal from the past. (A “refusal” is the act of not wanting to do something or the act of not agreeing to do something.) This use is usually in the negative form.
Examples:
Jane was angry. She wouldn’t speak to me!
Sarah: Why are you late?
Mark: My car wouldn’t start.
Future relative to the past
We use “would” to describe an action that is in the FUTURE relative to an earlier action from the past. The action in question is therefore in the past but it is in the future relative to an earlier action. “would” is therefore a past form of “will”
To explain this, let’s first look at a normal future. Normally, the future tense is relative to the present and we use “will”:
Mark: I think that I will pass the exam.
“I think” is in the present and “I will pass” is in the future relative to the present. We use “will” (future simple)
Now let’s pretend that several days have passed. Let’s look back in time at the same situation. We say:
Mark: Last week, I thought that I would pass the exam.
“I thought” is in the past and “I would pass” is in the future relative to that past. We use “would”.
More examples:
I know that I will see you again. (with will)
I knew that I would see you again. (with would)
He’s sure that I’ll like his house. (with will in the contracted form.)
He was sure that I’d like his house. (with would in the contracted form.)
Indirect speech (Reported speech)
When we use indirect speech, we use “would” after past reporting verbs where “will” was used in direct speech.
Direct speech is when we quote the exact words said by the person and we write those words inside quotation marks. The words are therefore from the perspective of the speaker. Indirect speech (reported speech) is when we report what the person said without necessarily using the exact words used by the person. It’s from our perspective.
When the reporting verb (“say”, “reply”, “shout” etc) is in the PAST form, we transform the word “will” from the direct speech into “would” in the indirect speech version. This is a similar application of the “future” relative to the past” use described above.
Examples:
Direct speech:
Mark said, “I will go to London.”
Indirect speech:
Mark said that he would go to London.
Direct speech:
Jane said, “I will help you.”
Indirect speech:
Jane said that she would help me.
Polite offers and requests
We use “would” to make polite offers and requests.
Would you like a glass of orange juice?
Would you help me carry my bags?
Would you close the door please?
Notice that these are in the question form.
Conditionals
We use would in conditionals to describe unreal situations.
Second conditionals
The second conditional describes an unreal situation in the present.
Example:
If I had a car, I would drive to Paris.
Third conditionals
The second conditional describes an unreal situation in the past.
Example:
If I had known her, I would have introduced you to her.
Video lessons explaining conditionals
I have several video lessons on my YouTube channel that explain conditionals. Here are the links:
Introduction to conditionals (video)
Zero conditionals (video)
First conditionals (video)
Second conditionals (video)
Third conditionals (video)
Unreal situations in the past
We use “would” to describe unreal situations in the past that are not necessarily conditionals.
Form:
“would” + “have” + past participle
Note that “have” + past participle is called a perfect infinitive.
Examples:
would have lived
Jane: Why did you live in Manchester?
Mark: Well I would have lived in London but it was too expensive.
(This is an unreal situation because Mark did not in fact live in London. In the above sentence he is explaining why.)
would have studied
I would have studied law but I chose medicine instead.
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