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Would

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Would: posibilidades y cortesía

Usamos would para hablar de resultados hipotéticos —lo que pasaría bajo ciertas condiciones— y para formular ofrecimientos, deseos o peticiones corteses.

En español suele corresponder a -ía: compraría, bailaría, trabajaría.

Affirmative: would + base verb

Correcto: I would buy the dress with the discount.
Incorrecto: ~~I would to buy the dress.~~

Negative: would not / wouldn’t

I wouldn’t dance with him. He doesn’t use deodorant.
I wouldn’t go to that party. It would be boring.
I wouldn’t buy that telephone. It’s very bad.

Interrogative: would + subject + base verb?

Would you like a drink?
Which jacket would you like to buy?
Would you go on a trip with me?
What would you do if you won a million dollars?

Would like

I would like some water. → Me gustaría un poco de agua.
Después de would like, si agregas otro verbo, sí corresponde to: I would like to buy this dress. Would va seguido directamente de like, que está en forma base.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I would work on my report faster if you helped me.	I wouldn’t work on my report today. I would rest.	Would you work on that report?
We would go dancing with them.	We would not go dancing with them.	Would you go dancing with them?

Short answers

Yes, I would. · No, I would not.
Yes, we would. · No, we wouldn’t.

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Task · Put the words in order

Ordena diez peticiones, ofrecimientos y oraciones hipotéticas.

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