You will learn how to:

 Talk about modal verb WOULD

 Ask requests and give offers
GUIDE 6
DAILY EXPRESSIONES

Affirmative Interrogative
Negative
Would + subject + verb + C?
Subject + would + verb + c Subject + would + not + verb + c.
Would you like some tea?
I would like a coffee. She wouldn't like it.
Yes, I’d or No, I wouldn’t

GRAMMAR
MODAL VERB WOULD Would for polite requests and questions
 Would you open the door, please? (More
Would is an auxiliary verb - a modal auxiliary verb. polite than: Open the door, please.)
We use would mainly to:
 Would you go with me? (More polite than:
 expressing desire, polite requests and Will you go with me?)
questions, opinion or hope, wish and regret
 Would you know the answer? (More polite
than: Do you know the answer?)
Structure of would
The basic structure for would is:  What would the capital of Nigeria be? (More
polite than: What is the capital of Nigeria?)
Would for opinion or hope
auxiliary verb  I would imagine that they'll buy a new one.
subject + + main verb
would
 I suppose some people would call it torture.
Note that:
 I would have to agree.
 The auxiliary verb would is invariable.
 I would expect him to come.
There is only one form: would
 Since you ask me I'd say the blue one is
 The main verb is usually in
best.
the base form (He would go).
Would for wish
Would for desire or inclination  I wish you would stay. (I really want you to
stay. I hope you will stay.)
 I'd love to live here.
 They don't like me. I'm sure they wish I'd
 Would you like some coffee?
resign.
 What I'd really like is some tea.

NOW YOU PRACTICE

WRITE THE SENTENCES IN ORDER
1. Would /ask / I / him. ____________________________________
2. A cup/ like / you / would /of tea? ____________________________________
3. Sing / like / would / you / to /? ____________________________________
4. Me / help / you / would? ____________________________________
5. Would /cook / I ____________________________________
6. A / fruit / would / you / piece / like / of? ____________________________________
7. like / to / would / I / travel ____________________________________
8. Albert / like to / kiss / wouldn´t / her ____________________________________
9. Would / here / wait / you /? ____________________________________
 GRAMMAR: USE OF MODAL “WOULD LIKE”
We can use “WOULD LIKE” to ask in a polite way. I'd like or we'd like (or I would like / we would like). Look
at the examples to do this activity using the verb in parenthesis if it’s necessary.
Example 1: Ask the waiter for a bottle of sparkling water.
Answer: I'd like a bottle of sparkling water, please.
Example 2: Tell your friend you want to see the news on TV now. (See)
Answer: I'd like to see the news on TV now. (Iwould like to)

NOW YOU PRACTICE

1) Ask the waiter for a glass of wine.
_I´d/ I would like__a glass of wine, please.

2) Ask the bank manager to borrow some money. (borrow)

_I´d /would like to borrow_____some money, please.

3) Ask the ticket vendor to sell you two tickets. (buy)

_I would like to buy _two tickets, please.

4) Tell the shop assistant you want to see the black dress. (see)
__I would like to see _the black dress, please.

5) Ask the waiter for some more coffee.

_I would like ___ some more coffee, please.

6) You and your friend ask the waiter for the chicken. (Have)
__We would like to have the menu, please.

7) You and your friend tell the girl in the tourist office you want a map.
___We would like ___a map, please.

8) You and your friend ask the travel agent for a holiday brochure. (Take home)
_We would like to take home __a holiday brochure, please.

9) You and the other students in your class tell the teacher you want some more English homework. (Do)
__We would like to do ____some more English homework, please.

10) You and your friends ask the ticket vendor for six passes to the disco.
__We would like___six passes to the disco, please.

LET’S PRACTICE!
CHANGE THESE SENTENCES Depend on the sentences in brackets USING THE MODAL WOULD

EXAMPLES:
a. I would help me (interrogative) Would you help me?
b. Alice wouldn’t travel to Chile. (Affirmative) Alice would travel to Chile

1. I would love to meet her (negative): _I wouldn´t love to meet her______

2. We would miss her a lot (interrogative) __Would we miss her a lot? _
 3. George and Mark wouldn´t sing (affirmative) __They would sing._____
4. Mr. Stevenson wouldn’t drive (Interrogative) _Would Mr Stevenson travel? ___
5. You wouldn´t walk (Affirmative) __You would walk__

AT A RESTAURANT
Complete the conversation in a restaurant using I WOULD LIKE, WOULD YOU LIKE or WOULD YOU
LIKE TO.
   
WAITER: What _would you like to__________ order?
CUSTOMER: I __would like__________the fried chicken.
WAITER: __Would you like____________ rice or potatoes? 
CUSTOMER: Potatoes, please. 
WAITER: What kind of potatoes __would you like__________? Baked
or french fries?
CUSTOMER: I _would___like____french fries.
WAITER: OK. And what _would you like______________to drink?
CUSTOMER: I guess I _would like______________a cup of coffee.
WAITER: __Would you like________________ anything else?
CUSTOMER: No, that's all for now. thank you. 

NOW YOU PRACTICE

Organize the dialogues in the correct order.
Dialogue 1 Right order
 See you! 1. Would you like to play football after school? _
 Ok, good idea! Let's meet on the playground at two. 2. _Ok, good ideal! Let´s meet on the playground at
two._
 Would you like to play football after school? 3. __See you! _________________

Dialogue 2 Right order

 Ok, may be next week. (4) 1. _______________________________________
 Sorry, I can't. (2) 2. _______________________________________
 Why not? Let's go next week. (3) 3. _____________________________
 Would you like to go to the cinema after English class? (1) 4.
_______________________________________

Dialogue 3 Right order

 Ok, why not? Let's meet at 5. (2) 1. _______________________________________
 See you on Saturday! (3) 2. _______________________________________
 Would you like to go skating on Saturday? (1) 3. _______________________________________

Dialogue 4 Right order

 No, thanks. I hate tennis. (2) 1. _______________________________________
 Great! Let's go on Sunday. (4) 2. _______________________________________
  Ok, would you like to go skating? (3) 3. _________________________________
 Would you like to play tennis at the weekend? (1) 4. ______________________________________

You will learn how to:

 Talk about modal WOULD
 Ask requests and give offers
ACTIVITY 6
DAILY EXPRESSIONES

CONJUGATION AND USE OF THE MODAL VERB "WOULD" IN POSITIVE STATEMENTS  

1. INSTRUCTIONS: add would and one of the verbs from the box below to the sentences:
 
 
know like bark accept buy tell finish go play take
 
1. Mike would like to come with us. 
2. Anna and Jemison __would accept______________ our invitation if they were in town.
3. Carl ___ would _____go___________ his girlfriend out to the mall every weekend.
4. Erika told us she ___ would tell________________her dad if we continued throwing papers at her.
5. The boys _____ would play _______________ football if they had a ball, but they don't.
6. If I had money I ___would buy_______________a mansion for my family and a 1969 red Ferrari.
7. If I were the President of this country, I ____would finish____________ all corruption and poverty.
8. The dogs ___would bark______________ if you hit them.
9. If you made the smallest sound, they ___would know____________ we are here.
10. In every normal country, you ___would take____________ to jail for stealing other people.

WOULD IN NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS: fill in the gaps with the NEGATIVE form of WOULD and the verb in parenthesis.

1. Mike wouldn’t buy a car even if he had the money to do so. (buy)

2. Belinda ___ wouldn´t accept_____ me as her boyfriend if I asked her to. (accept)

3. I ____ wouldn’t like____ you to leave this country forever. (like)

4. If Belinda kissed me, I __wouldn´t tell_____________ anyone. (tell)

5. If I went to Nina's party, I __wouldn´t finish_____________ my History essay for tomorrow. (finish)

6. I _wouldn´t know__________________ they were coming if you didn't tell me. (know)

7. If I had the chance of going to England, I ___wouldn´t go__________________. (go)

8. If it were not for Simon Bolivar, Colombia ___wouldn´t be______________ an independent country. (be)

9. If I had something more interesting to do, I ___would´t playing______________ Purchase all day. (play)

10. If I lived in a dangerous neighborhood, I ___would´t take______________ the dog out for a walk late at
night. (take)
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: Organize the following words to make coherent sentences in affirmative and negative form.
Don't forget to use proper punctuation.
 
1. would/accept/I/not/go out/to/with/her __ I would not accept to go out with her______
2. would/I/take/the/home/boy/vacations/for __ I would vacations take boy the for home ___ 
3. would/not/a/buy/car/you __ You wouldn't buy a car _______ 
4. would/tell/her/I ___ I would tell her _______ 
5. would/not/they/rugby/play __ They wouldn't play rugby ______
6. would/ she/ to/ like/ go/ vacation/ on/ this/ year. __ She would like to go on vacation this year? _ 
7. like/ He/ meet/ wouldn't/ to/ you/ __ He wouldn´t like to meet you_______
8. love/ We/ to/ you/ visit/ would/ again. __ We would love to you again visit. _______ 
9. play/ the/ guitar/ Would/ you/ like/ to/? _ Would you guitar the play to like? _____
10. wouldn't/ to/ swim/ there/ I/ like. _ I wouldn´t there to like swim. _________

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the words to complete the sentences using "would, would like, would love or
wouldn't like".

1. You want to do something with your friend tonight. You ask:

What ___would like_____________to do tonight?
2. You are in a restaurant and you ask for a glass of water.
____ I would like, ___________ you bring me a glass of water please?

3.You are expressing how much you want to go to Paris.                                      

I ____ would love _____________ to go to Paris.

4.You don't like to work as a waiter.

I____wouldn´t like_______________ to work as a waiter.

5.You are offering your friend a sandwich.

____would________________________ a sandwich?

Sandra Liliana Tovar Ramírez

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