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María Maldonado

Created on September 13, 2023

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Will & Would

We use WILL: *to express beliefs about the present or future *to talk about what people want to do or are willing to do *to make promises, offers and requests.

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) *for politeness.

BELIEFS

We use will to express beliefs about the present or future: -John will be in his office. (present) -We'll be late. (future) -We will have to take the train. (future) We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: -I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.

WILLINGNESS

WE USE WILL: to talk about what people want to do or are willing to do: -We'll see you tomorrow. -Perhaps Dad will lend me the car. to talk about typical behaviour, things that we often do (because we are willing to do them): -We always spend our holidays at our favourite hotel at the seaside. We'll get up early every morning and have a quick breakfast then we'll go across the road to the beach.

WILLINGNESS

We use would as the past tense of will: to talk about what people wanted to do or were willing to do in the past: -We had a terrible night. The baby wouldn't go to sleep. -Dad wouldn't lend me the car, so we had to take the train.

WILLINGNESS

We use would as the past tense of will: to talk about typical behaviour, things that we often did (because we were willing to do them) in the past: -When they were children they used to spend their holidays at their grandmother's at the seaside. They'd get up early every morning and have a quick breakfast. Then they'd run across the road to the beach.

PROMISES, OFFERS AND REQUESTS

We use I will or We will to make promises and offers: -I'll give you a lift home after the party. -We'll come and see you next week. We use Will you … ? or Would you … ? to make requests: -Will you carry this for me, please? -Would you please be quiet?

HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONALS

We use will in conditionals to say what we think will happen in the present or future: -I'll give her a call if I can find her number. -You won't get in unless you have a ticket.

HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONALS

We use would to make hypotheses: when we imagine a situation: -It would be very expensive to stay in a hotel. -I would give you a lift, but my wife has the car today.

HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONALS

We use would to make hypotheses: when we imagine a situation: -It would be very expensive to stay in a hotel. -I would give you a lift, but my wife has the car today.

HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONALS

We use would to make hypotheses: in conditionals: -I would give her a call if I could find her number. -If I had the money, I'd buy a new car. -You would lose weight if you took more exercise. -If he got a new job, he would probably make more money. -What if he lost his job? What would happen then?

HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONALS

We also use conditionals to give advice : -Dan will help you if you ask him. Past tenses are more polite: -Dan would help you if you asked him.