I Past Talking Modal Verb Wʊd Wəd Sandwich

• would you like a sandwich?
• would you have dinner with me on friday?
• i'd love a coffee.
• i'd be only too glad to help.

would

Verb Forms

1. used in polite offers or invitations
• Would you like a sandwich?
• Would you have dinner with me on Friday?
2. used to say what you like, love, hate, etc.
• I'd love a coffee.
• I'd be only too glad to help.
• I'd hate you to think I was criticizing you.
• I'd rather come with you.
• I'd rather you came with us.
3. used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or thought
• He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
• She asked if I would help.
• They told me that they probably wouldn't come.
4. used for talking about the result of an event that you imagine
• She'd look better with shorter hair.
• If you went to see him, he would be delighted.
• Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.
• She'd be a fool to accept it (= if she accepted).
5. used for describing a possible action or event that did not in fact happen, because something else did not happen first
• If I had seen the advertisement in time, I would have applied for the job.
• They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party.
6. used for saying why somebody does something
• She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them.
• He worked hard in order that he would pass all his exams.
7. used for saying what you want to happen
• I wish that you'd be quiet for a minute.
8. used to show that somebody/something was not willing or refused to do something
• She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong.
• My car wouldn't start this morning.
9. used to ask somebody politely to do something
• Would you mind leaving us alone for a few minutes?
• Would you open the door for me, please?
10. used to give opinions that you are not certain about
• I would imagine the job will take about two days.
• I'd say he was about fifty.
11. used to give advice
• I wouldn't have any more to drink, if I were you.
12. used for talking about things that often happened in the past
• SYNONYM used to
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• When my parents were away, my grandmother would take care of me.
• He'd always be the first to offer to help.
13. used for talking about behaviour that you think is typical
• ‘She said it was your fault.’ ‘Well, she would say that, wouldn't she? She's never liked me.’
14. used to express a strong wish
• Would that he had lived to see it.

Word Origin

• Old English wolde, past of wyllan, of Germanic origin.