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Grammar

Modal auxiliary

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I am confuse about the use of would and would be . Could u explain me the clear meaning of this tow auxilary with sentaces.



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I'm not quite sure what you're asking-- perhaps you should give us some examples. '; for future in the past-- 'I thought I would be late, but I wasn't'; and in the conditional-- 'If it had rained yesterday, I would not have gone birdwatching'.

  • I'm not quite sure what you're asking-- perhaps you should give us some examples.
  • '; for future in the past-- 'I thought I would be late, but I wasn't'; and in the conditional-- 'If it had rained yesterday, I would not have gone birdwatching'.
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I'm not quite sure what you're asking-- perhaps you should give us some examples.

'Would' is the modal, and it can be used with 'be' or most other main verbs:

'I would be happy to see you if you visited Japan.'
I would buy you some manga if you visited Japan.'

'Would' is used mostly for politeness -- 'Would you like some more coffee?'; for future i

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