grammar · neutral
would + base verb
A modal used for hypothetical results (conditional), past habitual actions, and polite/future-in-past meanings.
Examples
“If I were you, I would apologize.”
“When we were kids, we would spend hours by the river.”
“He said he would arrive at six.”
Band 8 sentence
“If we reduced working hours while maintaining productivity, we would likely see improvements in employee wellbeing.”
Collocations
- If + past simple, would + base verb
- would + often / always
Common mistakes
If I will be rich, I would buy a house.→If I were rich, I would buy a house.
When I was a child, I would like football every day.→When I was a child, I would play football every day.
Say it for a higher band
5used to + base verb→6subject + V2 (past simple)→7+would + base verb
Synonyms
used to + base verb
Easily confused
used to + base verb
“I used to live in Hanoi.”
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