Would is an auxiliary verb - a modal auxiliary verb. We use would mainly to: talk about the past.
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Using the same conditional structure, we often use would when giving advice:
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Using the same conditional structure, we often use would when giving advice:
- I wouldn't eat that if I were you.
- If I were in your place I'd refuse.
- If you asked me I would say you should go.
HOW use would in a sentence?
Using would as as a kind of past tense of will or going to is common in reported speech:
- She said that she would buy some eggs. ("I will buy some eggs.")
- The candidate said that he wouldn't increase taxes. ("I won't increase taxes.")
- Why didn't you bring your umbrella? I told you it would rain! ("It's going to rain.")
Where do we use will and would?
The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.