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MODAL VERB:WOULD

Would is an auxiliary, that is, it does not have a complete meaning on its own: it
needs another verb to make sense in a sentence.

USES:
1.For polite requests and offers in interrogative sentences.
2.To express our wishes.
3.To form the future of an action that takes place in the past.
4.To build conditionals- Second conditional

STRUCTURE:
-INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE: WOULD+SUBJECT+INFINITIVE VERB+TO
VERB+COMPLEMENT?
1.WOULD LIKE-For polite requests and offers in interrogative
sentences:Para peticiones y ofrecimientos corteses en oraciones
interrogativas.
-¿Te gustaría comer pollo esta noche?: Would you like to eat chicken for dinner?
*YES, I WOULD LIKE-NO, I WOULD NOT LIKE-SHORT ANSWER
*YES I WOULD LIKE TO EAT CHICKEN FOR DINNER-LONG ANSWER
-¿Te gustaría pasear en el parque?: Would you like to walk to the park?
*YES, I WOULD LIKE- NO, I WOULDN’T LIKE
-¿Te gustaría jugar voleibol?: Would you like to play volleyball?
*YES, I WOULD LIKE- NO, I WOULDN’T LIKE
-¿Te gustaría tocar guitarra?: Would you like to play guitar?
*YES, I WOULD LIKE- NO, I WOULDN'T LIKE
*Stefanny:
1.Would you like to dance?
2.Would you like to go to the party this weekend?
3.Would you like to have that dress?
*Nakari:
1.Would you like to eat ice cream?
2.Would you like to go to the shopping center?
3.Would you like to have a rabbit?
-AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE: SUBJECT+WOULD+INFINITIVE
VERB+COMPLEMENT
2.WOULD LIKE:To express our wishes: Para expresar nuestros deseos.
-Me gustaría viajar al exterior: I would like to travel abroad.
-Me gustaría comer hamburguesa: I would like to eat hamburger.
-Me gustaría visitar el Santuario de las Lajas ubicado en Nariño: I would like to
visit the Santuario de las Lajas located in Nariño.
-Me gustaría tener una mascota: I would like to have a pet.
-Me gustaría ir al cine: I would like to go to the cinema.
*Stefanny:
1.I would like to eat a chocolate cake.
2.I would like to ride a bicycle everyday.
3.I would like to drink coffee with breath.
*Nakari:
1.I would like to buy a horse.
2.I would like to go to the river.
3.I would like to travel to Venezuela.
AL PARQUE: TO THE PARK
AL CINE: TO THE CINEMA

STRUCTURE: PAST SIMPLE + FUTURE WITH WOULD


3.To form the future of an action that takes place in the past: Para
formar el futuro de una acción que se desarrolla en el pasado.
-Stefanny me dijo que ella vendría mañana: Stefanny told me that she would
come tomorrow.
-Ustedes pensaban que yo traería la torta: We thought that I would bring the
cake.
-Nakari soñó que iría a París en su cumpleaños: Nakary dreamed that she would
go to Paris for her birthday.
-Stefanny hizo un dibujo y le gustaría pintarlo esta noche: Stefanny draw a
drawing and she would like to paint it this night.
*Stefanny:
1.I worked all week and I would like to have a rest.
2.He ate chicken but he would like to eat fish.
3.I dreamed that we would be rich.
*Nakari:
1.They traveled to México and they would like to travel to other ñcountries.
2.I ate rice with chicken yesterday and today, I would like to eat a hamburger.
3.My friend told me that we would go out this sunday.
Estructura gramatical del second conditional

Opción 1: If(Sí) + Condición (oración con verbo conjugado en past simple)


+ would + resultado (oración con verbo en infinitivo).

Opción 2: Resultado (oración con verbo en infinitivo) + would + if +


Condición (oración con verbo conjugado en past simple).

For example:

1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a house (Sí me ganara la lotería, me


compraría una casa).
2. You would speak Japanese if you lived in Japan (Tú hablarías japonés si
vivieras en Japón).

3. If I studied more, I would pass the exams.

4. If I went to the bakery, I would eat bread.

5. If I were rich, I would travel around the world.

6. I would be with you if you were a good person.

7. I would visit you if you were sick.

8. If you were sick, I would visit you.


EXERCISE

*PUT 3 EXAMPLES FOR EACH OPTION:

1- IF-PAST SIMPLE + CONDITIONAL(WOULD)

NAKARY:

1. If you were a singer, I would be your fan.


2. If it were meat, I would eat everything.
3. If the car worked, I would go to Bogota.

STEFANNY:

1.If I had a car, I would travel with my family.

2.If he went to the party, I would go too.

3.If you came to my house, we would watch a movie.

2. CONDITIONAL(WOULD)+ IF-PAST SIMPLE

STEFANNY:

1.I would eat ice cream if it were strawberry ice cream.

2.They would dance if you put music on.

3.I would have more pets if I lived on a farm.

NAKARY:

1.I would cook delicious food if you pay me for that.

2. I would eat cake if my birthday were today.

3. I would visit Times Square if I lived in New York.

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