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Would 1. used to talk about unreal situations in the present: if i were a doctor i would (i'd) work in a hospital. |
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Would 2. used to talk about unreal situatiions in the past: if i had woken up earlier i would have (wouldeve;wouldneve;wouldne) been on time for school. |
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Would 3. used to talk about the future in the past: when i was a kid, i thought i would be a doctor. |
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Would 4. used as a past form of 'will' when reporting something: tom said he would pay for coffee or tom said 'i will pay for coffee'. |
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Would 5. Formal requests: would you like some coffee? |
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Would 6. Regular actions in the past (here's similar to used to): when i was a kid, i would eat ice-cream every day. |
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Could 1. used to talk about possible situations in the present: we could see a movie today. |
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Could 2. used to talk about possible unreal situations in the past: if i had ('d) studied harder, i could have (couldeve; couldneve; couldne) passed the test; |
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if you had sent him a message you could have met him for dinner. |
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Could 3. used to express past ability: when i was little, i could speak spanish. |
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Could 4. used to express impossibility: this could not be the correct address; |
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that couldn't have been sara, she's at work. |
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Could 5. ask permission: could i take it for a minute? |
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Could 5. requests: could you help me? |
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Should 1. used to give and request advice: you should find a new apartment; |
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what should i do? |
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Should 2. used to talk about improvements to past actions (often with regret): i should have studied more. |
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