WOULD
by Leticia da Silva Pereira
1. MODAL VERB
1.1. Assists the main verb
2. WHEN TO USE?
2.1. Used to indicate possibility.
2.2. Make a request
2.3. Offer something
2.4. Reference to a hypothetical situation
2.4.1. 2nd Conditional ( If and Would)
3. WILL'S PAST
3.1. EX: I Will buy that car ( eu comprarei aquele carro). I would buy that car (eu compraria aquele carro)
4. FOR EXAMPLE
4.1. How would you do that? (Como você faria isso?) – POSSIBILITY
4.2. Would you help me, please? (Você poderia me ajudar, por favor?.) – REQUEST
4.3. Would you like a cup of coffee? (Você gostaria de uma xícara de café?) – OFFER SOMETHING
5. HOW TO USE?
5.1. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE: SUBJ + WOULD + VERB+ COMP.
5.2. NEGATIVE SENTENCE: SUBJ + WOULDN'T + VERB + COMP.
5.3. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE: WOULD + SUBJ. + VERB + COMP. + ?