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would
verb
used
with
the
base
form
of
a
verb
to
talk
about
something
that
might
happen
or
be
true
under
an
imagined
or
uncertain
condition
•
If
I
won
the
lottery
,
I
would
travel
around
the
world
.
If
I
won
the
lottery
,
I
would
travel
around
the
world
.
•
She
would
buy
a
car
if
she
saved
enough
money
.
She
would
buy
a
car
if
she
saved
enough
money
.
Old
English
‘
wolde
’,
past
tense
of
‘
will
’,
originally
meaning
“
wanted
to
”.
verb
used
as
the
past
form
of
‘
will
’
to
report
what
someone
said
,
thought
,
or
felt
about
a
future
action
•
Emma
said
she
would
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
Emma
said
she
would
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
•
He
promised
he
would
call
me
after
the
meeting
.
He
promised
he
would
call
me
after
the
meeting
.
Derived
from
the
same
origin
as
‘
will
’;
used
since
Middle
English
to
show
reported
future
.
verb
used
to
make
polite
offers
,
invitations
,
requests
,
or
to
show
preference
or
wish
•
Would
you
like
some
tea
?
Would
you
like
some
tea
?
•
I
would
rather
stay
home
tonight
.
I
would
rather
stay
home
tonight
.
Polite
use
developed
from
the
conditional
sense
,
softening
requests
since
the
17th
century
.
verb
used
to
describe
an
action
that
happened
regularly
in
the
past
,
often
together
with
time
expressions
like
‘
always
’
or
‘
every
’
•
When
I
was
little
,
my
grandfather
would
tell
me
stories
every
night
.
When
I
was
little
,
my
grandfather
would
tell
me
stories
every
night
.
•
On
summer
mornings
,
we
would
swim
in
the
lake
before
breakfast
.
On
summer
mornings
,
we
would
swim
in
the
lake
before
breakfast
.
Extension
of
conditional
‘
would
’
in
the
18th
century
to
describe
repeated
past
action
.
will
verb
-
will
,
would
used
with
the
base
form
of
a
verb
to
talk
about
the
future
or
about
what
someone
is
willing
to
do
•
I
will
call
you
tomorrow
morning
.
I
will
call
you
tomorrow
morning
.
•
She
will
meet
us
at
the
station
at
noon
.
She
will
meet
us
at
the
station
at
noon
.
Old
English
willa
“
mind
,
wish
,
desire
,”
and
wille
(
verb
) “
wish
,
desire
,
be
willing
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*wiljan
.
The
modal
use
developed
in
Middle
English
to
show
future
actions
.
verb
-
will
,
would
used
with
the
base
form
of
a
verb
to
show
that
something
is
going
to
happen
in
the
future
or
that
someone
is
willing
to
do
it
•
I
will
finish
my
homework
after
dinner
.
I
will
finish
my
homework
after
dinner
.
•
They
will
visit
the
science
museum
this
weekend
.
They
will
visit
the
science
museum
this
weekend
.