Episode Synopsis "How to use 'would'?"

Would: Desire or inclination (would+verb 1st form) Examples: · I'd love to live in India. · Would you like some coffee? · What I'd really like is ice-cream. Would: Polite requests and questions (would+verb 1st form) Examples: · Would you give me a glass of water, please? (more polite than: give me a glass of water, please.)  · Would you come with me? (more polite than: Will you come with me?) Would: Opinion or hope (would+verb 1st form) Examples: · I suppose some people would admire it. · Since you ask me I'd say the red one is best. · I would love to fly. · I would have to agree. · Would: Wish (would+verb 1st form) Use would with wish when you expect a change in current situation Example: · I wish it would rain today (there is no sign of clouds still you expect rain)

Listen "How to use 'would'?"

More episodes of the podcast How to speak correct English?

• How to talk about past regrets(if + Past Perfect, + would + have + Past Participle) or Usage of 3rd conditional
• How to talk about unfinished past action using present perfect tense?
• How to use "should & should have"?
• How to use 'will and be going to'?
• Madan & Mohan conversation related to weekend and their friend who smokes a lot
• Where do we use 'should have' with 'past participle' ?
• How to use 'would'?
• How to use since/for in a sentence?
• How to use little/a little and few/a few?
• What is the difference between unless & until?
• How to use 'at night' and 'in night?
• How to use who/whom?
• 42. How to ask questions - 1 (Yes/No Type)
• 41. How to use 'either' and 'neither'?
• 40. How to use 'so' and 'too'?
• 39. How to use 'so that' for reasons, causes and effect?
• 38. How to use question tags for emphasis?
• 37. How to use fewer words - the economy of language?
• 36. How to use 'it' to talk about time, date, day and weather?
• 35. How to use 'there is', 'there are'?
• 34. How to offer something - using 'would you like to'?
• 33. How to use 'has to', 'had to' and 'have to'?
• 32. How to use 'should' and 'shouldn't'
• 31. How to use 'mustn't' and 'needn't?'
• 30. Where to use 'must' or 'mustn't'?
• 29. How to use Can and Could?
• 28. How to use 'may' and 'might'?
• 27. How to talk future plans using Present Continuous Tense?
• 26. How to use Present Perfect Tense in Passive Voice?
• 25. How to use Passive Voice in Present Continuous Tense?
• 24. How to talk about past and present habits?
• 23. Where to use Passive Voice?
• 22. Where to use Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
• 21. Where to use Present Simple Tense and where to use Present Perfect Tense?
• 20. How to use 'have ever' or 'have never'?
• 19. How to use 'yet'?
• 18. How to use 'already' with 'has/have'?
• 17. How to use just with has/have?
• 16. Where to use Past Simple vs Past Continuous Tenses?
• 15. How to use Past Continuous Tense?
• 14. Where to use Past Simple vs Present Perfect Tense?
• 13. How to use Present Perfect Tense?
• 12. How to say no in the past - Negative Past Simple Tense
• 11. How to ask questions about past - Interrogative Past Simple Tense
• 10. How to use was, were - Past Simple Tense
• 9. Simple Present vs Present Continuous Tense
• 8. How to ask questions using -ing (is/am/are): Interrogative Present Continuous Tense
• 7. How to use present continuous tense
• 6. How to use questions in simple present tense?
• 5. Negative Simple Present Tense
• 4. How to use simple present tense
• 3. Questions using Is, Am, Are
• 2: Using Is, Am, Are
• 1: Introduction to BodhiSutra English Course