Modal Verbs – Would
Would is the past tense form of will.
Request
Would you open the window, please? (more polite than: Open the window, please.)
Would you help me? (more polite than: Will you help me?)
Would you know the answer? (more polite than: Do you know the answer?)
Future in the past
She promised she would visit me.
I thought it would rain so I brought my coat.
Offer
I would help you with your English.
Would for conditionals
We often use would to express the conditionals:
I wouldn't eat that if I were you.
If you asked me I would say you should travel.
Would for uncertainty
It would appear that he was wrong.
Would for wish
I wish she would stay.
My boss wish I would resign.
Expressions with would
Would you mind answering this?
Would you like to come round next weekend?
I'd rather go home. It is raining.
I would think this is my pen.
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