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1. INSTRUCTIONS: add would and one of the verbs from the box below to the sentences:
know like bark accept buy tell finish go play take
1. Mike would like to come with us.
2. Anna and Jemison __ would Accept _____ our invitation if they were in town.
3. Carl __ would _bark________ his girlfriend out to the mall every weekend.
4. Erika told us she __ would tell____her dad if we continued throwing papers at her.
5. The boys _ would _play_______ football if they had a ball, but they don't.
6. If I had money I ____ would buy____a mansion for my family and a 1969 red Ferrari.
7. If I were the President of this country, I _ would finish______ all corruption and poverty.
8. The dogs ___ would ______ if you hit them.
9. If you made the smallest sound, they ___ would _know___ we are here.
10. In every normal country, you ___ would _go_____ to jail for stealing other people.
INSTRUCTIONS: fill in the gaps with the NEGATIVE form of WOULD and the verb in parenthesis.
2. Belinda ___ would not accept__ me as her boyfriend if I asked her to. (accept)
3. I ___ would not like____________ you to leave this country forever. (like)
5. If I went to Nina's party, I ____ would not finish________ my History essay for tomorrow. (finish)
6. I ______ would not know_____________ they were coming if you didn't tell me. (know)
7. If I had the chance of going to England, I ____ would not go_________________. (go)
8. If it were not for Simon Bolivar, Colombia _____ would not be____________ an independent country. (be)
9. If I had something more interesting to do, I ___ would not play___________ Purchase all day. (play)
10. If I lived in a dangerous neighborhood, I _____ would not take__ the dog out for a walk late at night. (take)
INSTRUCTIONS: Organize the following words to make coherent sentences in affirmative and negative form.
Don't forget to use proper punctuation.
1. would/accept/I/not/go out/to/with/her _ I would not accept to go out with her__
2. would/I/take/the/home/boy/vacations/for _ I would take the boy for vacations_
3. would/not/a/buy/car/you __ You would not buy a car_
4. would/tell/her/I _ I would tell her__
5. would/not/they/rugby/play _ They would not play rugby__
6. would/ she/ to/ like/ go/ vacation/ on/ this/ year. _ She would like to go on a vacation this year_
7. like/ He/ meet/ wouldn't/ to/ you/ He wouldn’t like to meet you.__
8. love/ We/ to/ you/ visit/ would/ again. _ We would love to visit you again__
9. play/ the/ guitar/ Would/ you/ like/ to/? _ Would you like to play the guitar?__
10. wouldn't/ to/ swim/ there/ I/ like. _ I wouldn’t like to swim there.__
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the words to complete the sentences using "would, would like, would love or
wouldn't like".
Affirmative Interrogative
Negative
Would + subject + verb + C?
Subject + would + verb + c Subject + would + not + verb + c.
Would you like some tea?
I would like a coffee. She wouldn't like it.
Yes, I’d or No, I wouldn’t
GRAMMAR
MODAL VERB WOULD Would for polite requests and questions
Would you open the door, please? (More
Would is an auxiliary verb - a modal auxiliary verb. polite than: Open the door, please.)
We use would mainly to:
Would you go with me? (More polite than:
expressing desire, polite requests and Will you go with me?)
questions, opinion or hope, wish and regret
Would you know the answer? (More polite
than: Do you know the answer?)
Structure of would
The basic structure for would is: What would the capital of Nigeria be? (More
polite than: What is the capital of Nigeria?)
Would for opinion or hope
auxiliary verb I would imagine that they'll buy a new one.
subject + + main verb
would
I suppose some people would call it torture.
Note that:
I would have to agree.
The auxiliary verb would is invariable.
I would expect him to come.
There is only one form: would
Since you ask me I'd say the blue one is
The main verb is usually in
best.
the base form (He would go).
Would for wish
Would for desire or inclination I wish you would stay. (I really want you to
stay. I hope you will stay.)
I'd love to live here.
They don't like me. I'm sure they wish I'd
Would you like some coffee?
resign.
What I'd really like is some tea.
4) Tell the shop assistant you want to see the black dress. (see)
_______________________________________the black dress, please.
6) You and your friend ask the waiter for the chicken. (Have)
_______________________________________ the menu, please.
7) You and your friend tell the girl in the tourist office you want a map.
_________________________________________a map, please.
8) You and your friend ask the travel agent for a holiday brochure. (Take home)
__________________________________________a holiday brochure, please.
9) You and the other students in your class tell the teacher you want some more English homework. (Do)
___________________________________________some more English homework, please.
10) You and your friends ask the ticket vendor for six passes to the disco.
___________________________________________six passes to the disco, please.
LET’S PRACTICE!
CHANGE THESE SENTENCES Depend on the sentences in brackets USING THE MODAL WOULD
EXAMPLES:
a. I would help me (interrogative) Would you help me?
b. Alice wouldn’t travel to Chile. (Affirmative) Alice would travel to Chile
AT A RESTAURANT
Complete the conversation in a restaurant using I WOULD LIKE,
WOULD YOU LIKE or WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
WAITER: What ___Would you like to_____ order?
CUSTOMER: I ___would like____the fried chicken.
WAITER: ___Would you like____ rice or potatoes?
CUSTOMER: Potatoes, please.
WAITER: What kind of potatoes _Would you like____? Baked or french fries?
CUSTOMER: I __would like____ french fries.
WAITER: OK. And what ___would you like __to drink?
CUSTOMER: I guess I ____would you like____a cup of coffee.
WAITER: _Would you like_____ anything else?
CUSTOMER: No, that's all for now. thank you.