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WOULD

I

WE

YOU

THEY

SHE

HE

IT

Subject

WOULD

Auxiliary modal

travel

Affirmative

Verb in base form

I

WE

YOU

THEY

SHE

HE

IT

Subject

would

Auxiliary

modal negative

go

Negative

Verb in base form

not

  • Use "would" as the past of "will"

  • To express conditions

  • To express present possibility

 

There is a contraction in affirmative statements:

'd

Ex/ I'd travel

She'd travel

There is also a contraction in negative statements:

n't

I wouldn't travel

 

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      to practice

To make "Yes / No" questions...

I

WE

YOU

THEY

SHE

HE

IT

Auxiliary

modal 

travel

Verb in base form

Would

Subject

?

Possible answers...

Would she come tonight?

Yes, she would 

Would she come tonight?

No, she wouldn't

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Remember Not to use contractions in affirmative short answers:

   Yes, she'd

Where

would

we

go

?

Auxiliary

modal 

Subject

Wh-

question 

Verb

base form 

To make Wh-questions...

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      to practice

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