WOULD

Modal Verb To offers and invitations Would you like a cup of coffee? Would you like some tea? Would you like to come with us? Would he like a piece of cake? Would you come this way? Wishes (would like) and requests I would like to be rich. I would like your help. Id like to speak with you. I would love a beer. Would you like to come with me? Wouldnt you like to visit me? Would you lend me a pound? Would you lend me your car? Would you close the door please? Please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? Would you mind? What would you have me do? Possibility That would mean problems. Refusal He wouldn't do it. The car wouldn't start. She just wouldn't listen to me. No quera hacerlo. El coche no quera arrancar. Sencillamente no quera hacerme caso. Eso conllevara problemas. Me gustara ser rico. Deseara tu ayuda. Me gustara hablar contigo. Me encantara una cerveza. Te gustara venir conmigo? No te gustara visitarme? Me prestas una libra? Me prestaras tu coche? Puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor? Podra despertarme a las siete, por favor? Si no le importa / Si no tiene inconveniente Qu quieres que haga? Te gustara una taza de caf? Quiere tomar un t? Te gustara venir con nosotros? Le gustara un trozo de pastel? Pase por favor.

To form Conditionals If that car was cheaper, I would buy it. If it didn't rain, we would go to the beach. If you asked him he would do it. If you had asked him he would have done it. I would have a word with him (if I were you). I wouldn't worry too much if I were you. He wouldn't say if it was true. I would not be surprised if she resigned We would pay if we could. (If I were you) I would learn Russian. Si ese coche fuera ms barato, lo comprara. Si no lloviera, iramos a la playa. Si se lo pidieras lo hara. Si se lo hubieras pedido lo habra hecho Sera aconsejable discutirlo con l. Yo en tu lugar no me preocupara demasiado. No quiso decir si era verdad. No me extraara que dimitiese. Pagaramos si pudiramos. Yo (que t) aprendera ruso.

Indirect Speech He said that he would buy the tickets. I thought that I would go to the movies. I said I would do it. I thought you would want to know. I told her not to but she would do it. I said I would call. I told you that they would arrive a little late. I told you theyd arrive a little late. David said (that) hed finish soon. El dijo que l comprara las entradas. Yo pensaba que ira al cine. Te dije que lo hara. Pens que querras saber. Le dije que no, pero insisti en hacerlo. Dije que llamara. Te dije que llegaran un poco tarde. David dijo que terminara pronto.

To form Wish Clauses I wish my father would lend me his car tomorrow (maybe he will) I wish he wouldn't drive so fast (but he does) I wish she would shut up. She would rather be at home.

wishes for the future a complaint about the present Ojal se callara. Preferira estar en casa.

Conditional tense Conjecture You would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker. Would you go there by yourself? What would this be? It would seem so. I would have thought that ... I would think that ... What would it be worth now? Emphatic You would be the one to forget! It would be you! He would say that, wouldn't he? In set expressions (en frases hechas) Would that it were not so! Would to God! Would to heaven! Try as he would.

Nadie dira que el espaol no es su lengua materna. Iras all sola? Qu sera esto? As parecera. Hubiera pensado que ... Me gustara pensar que ... Cunto valdra ahora?

Quin ms si no t se iba a olvidar!, t tenas que ser el que se olvidase! T tenas que ser! Es lgico que dijera eso, no?

Ojal no fuera as! Ojal! Ojal! Por mucho que se esforzara, por ms que intentase.

Past conditional tense It would have been about eight o'clock. Seran las ocho.

Conditional tense (potencial) Se utiliza para la forma condicional, y se usa la misma forma de would para todas las personas. I would buy You would say He would eat She would read It would be I would be We would go You would sleep They would send I would have I wouldnt go I wouldnt buy You wouldnt say He wouldnt eat She wouldnt read It wouldnt be We wouldnt go You wouldnt sleep They wouldnt send Would you say? Wouldnt you say? Would you come? Wouldnt you come? Would they like? Wouldnt they like? Would you like to come? Would he help us? When would they start? What time would we finish? Wouldnt she sell it? Why wouldnt we do it? He wouldnt work on Saturdays. My friends wouldnt need to see it. We wouldnt have dinner so late. Why wouldnt they change it? Yo comprara T diras l comera Ella leera Sera Sera / estara Nosotros iramos Vosotros dormirais Ellos/Ellas enviaran Tenda / habra Yo no ira Yo no comprara T no diras l no comera Ella no leera No sera Nosotros no iramos Ustedes no dormiran Ellos/Ellas no enviaran Diras? No diras? Vendran ustedes? No vendran ustedes? Les gustara (a ellos/ellas)? No les gustara (a ellos/ellas)? Te gustara venir? Nos ayudara (l)? Cundo empezaran? A qu hora acabaramos? No lo vendera (ella)? Por qu no lo haramos? l no trabajara los sbados. Mis amigos no necesitaran verlo. No cenaramos tan tarde. Por qu no lo cambiaran?