Would a sentence example?

Using would as as a kind of past tense of will or going to is common in reported speech: She said that she would buy some eggs. ("I will buy some eggs.") The candidate said that he wouldn't increase taxes.
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Would use sentences examples?

Would sentence example
  • Would you like to read his speech? ...
  • That would be the best way. ...
  • How long would these mind games go on? ...
  • His father hoped that Daniel would grow up to be a wise and famous man. ...
  • He was in trouble because his scholars would not study. ...
  • What would you like to do for your birthday?
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What is an example of would?

1 —used as a helping verb to show that something might be likely or meant to happen under certain conditions They would come if they could. If I were you, I would save my money. 2 —used to describe what someone said, expected, or thought She said she would help me. I thought it would take an hour.
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What is a good sentence for would?

Tim, this would've been her fate. We thought she would be in one of them or at least, would've left some sign she was. You saw in him what I've always seen and no one else has. He would do for me what I did for him.
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Would you like to examples?

"I would like to become a doctor." "I would like to see you more often." "I would like to thank you." "I would like to learn about animals."
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Lesson on "WOULD" (conditional, polite requests, repeated actions in the past, expressing desire)



Would would not examples?

Some examples: I would not be late if we had taken our car - I wouldn't be late if we had taken our car. I would not go to the hospital for this small injury - I wouldn't go to the hospital for this small injury.
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Would a sentence positive?

You can make different types of sentences with would. We use Would used to refer to future time from the point of view of the past.
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Sentences with Would: Polite Requests and Offers
  • Would you mind sharing a room?
  • Would you like me to come with you?
  • Would you like some cake?
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Would you please in a sentence?

Would you please stay there? "Mothers, would you please get out! Would you please repeat the question…? Now would you please buy our shares.
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Can I start a sentence with would?

Wishes expressed with would at the beginning of a sentence have either become obsolete (Would that it were true!) or have become fossilized idioms (Would to God I Knew! Would to God I had known!) So, we can actually start a sentence with Would that ...!.
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Will and would Exercises?

Answers
  • I will come if I have time.
  • Would you like some tea?
  • I promise, I will quit smoking.
  • 'There is the doorbell. ' 'I will go. '
  • I didn't expect that I would fail the test.
  • If I knew that you were in trouble, I would help you.
  • I hope I will get the job.
  • I would wake up early if there was a good reason to.
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Would have been sentences examples?

1) "I would have more satisfied if she had given me cash instead of cheque." 2) "I would have been more satisfied if she had given me cash instead of cheque." Ola's answer: Yes, there is a difference.
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Would in the past?

Would has no tenses, no participles, and no infinitive form. There is no past tense, but would have followed by a past participle can be used for talking about actions that did not happen: She would have bought the house if she had been able to afford it (=she did not buy it).
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Would VS would have?

The would version is the more generic of the two, and can be used both for past and present pretty interchangeably. The would have version strongly implies the past. When dealing with hypothetical situations, the wording affects whether you're talking about past or future.
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Would have uses in English?

We also use would have in conditionals to talk about something that did not happen in the past: If it had been a little warmer, we would have gone for a swim. He would have been very angry if he had seen you.
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Would in conditional sentences?

If you would have told me you needed a ride, I would have left earlier. If you had told me you needed a ride, I would have left earlier. Explanation: With third conditional sentences, do not use a modal auxiliary verb in the if-clause. If I had cleaned the house, I could go to the movies.
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Is would a past tense?

Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
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Should and would use?

"Would" is the past tense of the modal verb "will." Used as an auxiliary, "would" expresses a possibility, an intention, a desire, a custom, or a request. Use "should" to express an obligation, a necessity, or a prediction; use "would" to express a wish or a customary action.
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Would you or could you?

“Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”
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Would to be meaning?

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use would-be to describe someone who wants or attempts to do a particular thing.
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Where is would used?

would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used: to talk about the past. to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something)
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Would rules grammar?

We use 'would' for the same meaning in the past. Usually, we use this in the negative (when we are not happy to do something) and we use 'won't' for the present and 'wouldn't for the past'. His mother won't let him go to the party. His mother wouldn't let him go to the party.
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How do you use would like in a sentence?

How to use Would-like in a sentence
  1. I would like to travel there. ...
  2. Perhaps he would like me to stay in Houston. ...
  3. Hopefully Alex would like her choice. ...
  4. I would like something for a special lady. ...
  5. Why don't you tell me what you would like to do? ...
  6. As I started to say, I would like to be left alone.
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