Conjugation of to would
Conjugation of the English verb to would with pronunciation. To would is regular.
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Would verb conjugation
| Tense | Conjugation | |
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| 1. | Infinitive (stem): | would |
| 2. | Past simple: | woulded |
| 3. | Past participle: | woulded |
| 4. | 3rd person singular: | woulds |
| 5. | Present participle: | woulding |
| 6. | Imperative: | would! |
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Active conjugation of the regular verb to would in all tenses and persons.
Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To would
To would
Present participle:
woulding
woulding
Past participle:
woulded
woulded
Indicative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | would |
| you | would |
| he/she/it | woulds |
| we | would |
| you | would |
| they | would |
| Perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | have woulded |
| you | have woulded |
| he/she/it | has woulded |
| we | have woulded |
| you | have woulded |
| they | have woulded |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| I | woulded |
| you | woulded |
| he/she/it | woulded |
| we | woulded |
| you | woulded |
| they | woulded |
| Past perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | had woulded |
| you | had woulded |
| he/she/it | had woulded |
| we | had woulded |
| you | had woulded |
| they | had woulded |
| Future | |
|---|---|
| I | will would |
| you | will would |
| he/she/it | will would |
| we | will would |
| you | will would |
| they | will would |
| Future perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | will have woulded |
| you | will have woulded |
| he/she/it | will have woulded |
| we | will have woulded |
| you | will have woulded |
| they | will have woulded |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | would would |
| you | would would |
| he/she/it | would would |
| we | would would |
| you | would would |
| they | would would |
| Perfect | ||
|---|---|---|
| I | would have woulded | |
| you | would have woulded | |
| he/she/it | would have woulded | |
| we | would have woulded | |
| you | would have woulded | |
| they | would have woulded | |
Indicative - Continuous forms
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | am woulding |
| you | are woulding |
| he/she/it | is woulding |
| we | are woulding |
| you | are woulding |
| they | are woulding |
| Present perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | have been woulding |
| you | have been woulding |
| he/she/it | have been woulding |
| we | have been woulding |
| you | have been woulding |
| they | have been woulding |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| I | was woulding |
| you | were woulding |
| he/she/it | was woulding |
| we | were woulding |
| you | were woulding |
| they | were woulding |
| Past perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | had been woulding |
| you | had been woulding |
| he/she/it | had been woulding |
| we | had been woulding |
| you | had been woulding |
| they | had been woulding |
| Future | |
|---|---|
| I | will be woulding |
| you | will be woulding |
| he/she/it | will be woulding |
| we | will be woulding |
| you | will be woulding |
| they | will be woulding |
| Future perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | will have been woulding |
| you | will have been woulding |
| he/she/it | will have been woulding |
| we | will have been woulding |
| you | will have been woulding |
| they | will have been woulding |
Conditional - Continuous forms
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | would would |
| you | would would |
| he/she/it | would would |
| we | would would |
| you | would would |
| they | would would |
| Perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | would have woulded |
| you | would have woulded |
| he/she/it | would have woulded |
| we | would have woulded |
| you | would have woulded |
| they | would have woulded |
Imperative
| Affirmative | |
|---|---|
| you | would! |
| we | Let's would! |
| you (pl.) | would! |
| Negative | |
|---|---|
| you | don't would! (do not would) |
| you (pl.) | don't would! (do not would) |
Passive voice of to would
The passive voice of to would is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.
Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To would
To would
Past participle:
woulded
woulded
Indicative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | am woulded |
| you | are woulded |
| he/she/it | is woulded |
| we | are woulded |
| you | are woulded |
| they | are woulded |
| Perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | have been woulded |
| you | have been woulded |
| he/she/it | has been woulded |
| we | have been woulded |
| you | have been woulded |
| they | have been woulded |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| I | was woulded |
| you | were woulded |
| he/she/it | was woulded |
| we | were woulded |
| you | were woulded |
| they | were woulded |
| Past perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | had been woulded |
| you | had been woulded |
| he/she/it | had been woulded |
| we | had been woulded |
| you | had been woulded |
| they | had been woulded |
| Future | |
|---|---|
| I | will be woulded |
| you | will be woulded |
| he/she/it | will be woulded |
| we | will be woulded |
| you | will be woulded |
| they | will be woulded |
| Future perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | will have been woulded |
| you | will have been woulded |
| he/she/it | will have been woulded |
| we | will have been woulded |
| you | will have been woulded |
| they | will have been woulded |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | would be woulded |
| you | would be woulded |
| he/she/it | would be woulded |
| we | would be woulded |
| you | would be woulded |
| they | would be woulded |
| Perfect | ||
|---|---|---|
| I | would have been woulded | |
| you | would have been woulded | |
| he/she/it | would have been woulded | |
| we | would have been woulded | |
| you | would have been woulded | |
| they | would have been woulded | |
Indicative - Continuous forms
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | am being woulded |
| you | are being woulded |
| he/she/it | is being woulded |
| we | are being woulded |
| you | are being woulded |
| they | are being woulded |
| Present perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | have been being woulded |
| you | have been being woulded |
| he/she/it | has been being woulded |
| we | have been being woulded |
| you | have been being woulded |
| they | have been being woulded |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| I | was being woulded |
| you | were being woulded |
| he/she/it | was being woulded |
| we | were being woulded |
| you | were being woulded |
| they | were being woulded |
| Past perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | had been being woulded |
| you | had been being woulded |
| he/she/it | had been being woulded |
| we | had been being woulded |
| you | had been being woulded |
| they | had been being woulded |
| Future | |
|---|---|
| I | will be being woulded |
| you | will be being woulded |
| he/she/it | will be being woulded |
| we | will be being woulded |
| you | will be being woulded |
| they | will be being woulded |
| Future perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | will have been being woulded |
| you | will have been being woulded |
| he/she/it | will have been being woulded |
| we | will have been being woulded |
| you | will have been being woulded |
| they | will have been being woulded |
Conditional - Continuous forms
| Present | |
|---|---|
| I | would be being woulded |
| you | would be being woulded |
| he/she/it | would be being woulded |
| we | would be being woulded |
| you | would be being woulded |
| they | would be being woulded |
| Perfect | |
|---|---|
| I | would have been being woulded |
| you | would have been being woulded |
| he/she/it | would have been being woulded |
| we | would have been being woulded |
| you | would have been being woulded |
| they | would have been being woulded |
What does would mean?
Definitions
Verb |
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| would - As a past-tense form of. | ||
| would - 1852, James Murdock, trans. Johann Lorenz Mosheim, Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, II. 7. iii. | ||
| would - The Greeks, especially those who would be thought adepts in mystic theology, ran after fantastic allegories .. .. | ||
| would - Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to + bare infinitive; indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly. | ||
| would - 2009, "Soundtrack of my life", The Guardian, 15 Mar 0. | ||
| would - When we were kids we would sit by the radio with a tape recorder on a Sunday, listening out for the chart songs we wanted to have. | ||
| would - Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future ", indicating a futurity relative to a past time. | ||
| would - 1867, Anthony Trollope, Last Chronicle of Barset, ch. 2. | ||
| would - That her Lily should have been won and not worn, had been, and would be, a trouble to her for ever. | ||
| would - Quote-news. | ||
| would - 1724, Daniel Defoe, Roxana, Penguin p. 10. | ||
| would - He sat as one astonish'd, a good-while, looking at me, without speaking a Word, till I came quite up to him, kneel'd on one Knee to him, and almost whether he would or no, kiss'd his Hand .. .. | ||
| would - 1846, "A New Sentimental Journey", Blackwoods Magazine, vol. LX, no. 37. | ||
| would - If I could fly, I would away to those realms of light and warmth – far, far away in the southern clime .. .. | ||
| would - Was determined to; loosely, could naturally have been expected to given the tendencies of someone's character etc.. | ||
| would - 1835, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, V. | ||
| would - Then he took to breeding silk-worms, which he would bring in two or three times a day, in little paper boxes, to show the old lady .. .. | ||
| would - 2009, "Is the era of free news over?", The Observer, 10 May 0. | ||
| would - The free access model, the media magnate said last week, was "malfunctioning". Well he would, wouldn't he? | ||
| would - As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will. | ||
| would - Used to give a conditional or potential "softening" to the present; might, might wish. | ||
| would - 2008, Mark Cocker, "Country Diary", The Guardian, 3 Nov 0. | ||
| would - It's a piece of old folklore for which I would love to find hard proof. | ||
| would - Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality with a bare infinitive; indicating an action or state that is conditional on another. | ||
| would - 2010, The Guardian, 26 Feb 201. | ||
| would - Warnock admitted it would be the ideal scenario if he received a Carling Cup winners' medal as well as an England call-up .. .. | ||
| would - 1859, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress. | ||
| would - I presently wished, would that I had been in their clothes! would that I had been born Peter! would that I had been born John! | ||
| would - 1868, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, ch. 2. | ||
| would - I would she had retained her original haughtiness of disposition, or that I had a larger share of Front-de-Bœuf's thrice-tempered hardness of heart! | ||
| would - Used to impart a sense of hesitancy or uncertainty to the present; might be inclined to. Now sometimes colloquially with ironic effect. | ||
| would - 2009, Nick Snow, The Rocket's Trail, p. 11. | ||
| would - “Those trials are being run by the American army so surely you must have access to the documents?” “Well, yeah, you’d think. ”. | ||
| would - 2010, Terry Pratchett, "My case for a euthanasia tribunal", The Guardian, 2 Feb 201. | ||
| would - Departing on schedule with the help of a friendly doctor was quite usual. Does that still apply? It would seem so. | ||
| would - Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are you willing to... ? | ||
| would - Would you pass the salt, please? | ||
| would - 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear, I. | ||
| would - What dost thou professe? What would’st thou with vs? |
Examples of to would
- 1. But so was it unlikely that a small group of Arab mujahidin would virtually take over Afghanistan.
- 2. Certainly, the Shiites already hate al-Qaeda and would help; likewise the Kurds.
- 3. I didn't argue with him but I asked him what he believed would be a viable solution to this mess.
Translation of to would
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Use the preterite tense and immer for emphasis on the repetitive nature, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Im Winter saßen wir immer um ein Loch auf den gefrorenen See und angelten stundenlang., Use either the Subjunctive I or II form of the verb, or würde + infinitive, The waiter said he would be right back. - Der Kellner sagte, er sei sofort wieder da., Use the conjunctive mood, We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Wir saßen auf der Bank und fragten uns, ob der Bus diesmal zu spät käme., Use the subjunctive mood or "würde + infinitive, We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Uns wäre wärmer, wenn du das Fenster nicht geöffnet hättest!, Use the conditional paraphrase employing würden, Would you please turn off the TV? - Würden Sie bitte den Fernseher ausschalten?
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Use the imperfect tense, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En hiver, nous étions habituellement assis à côté du trou sur le lac gelé et nous pêchions pendant des heures., Use the conditional tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - Le garçon a dit qu'il reviendrait tout de suite., We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Nous étions assis sur le banc, nous demandant si l'autobus serait en retard cette fois., We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Nous aurions plus chaud si vous n'aviez pas ouvert la fenêtre !, vouloir, veuillez, Would you please turn off the TV? - Pourrais-tu éteindre la télé, s'il te plaît?, Pourriez-vous / Veuillez éteindre la télévision, s'il vous plaît?
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Use the imperfect tense, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - D'inverno ci sedevamo presso al buco sul lago ghiacciato e pescavamo per ore., Use the conditional perfect tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - Il cameriere ha detto che sarebbe ritornato subito., We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Ci siamo seduti sulla panchina, domandandoci se il bus sarebbe stato in ritardo questa volta., We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Staremmo più al caldo se tu non avessi aperto la finestra!, volere, Would you please turn off the TV? - Vuoi spegnere la tivù, per favore?, Vuole spegnere la televisione, Use the conditional tense
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Use the imperfect tense, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En invierno, nos sentábamos cerca del agujero que hay en el lago congelado y pescábamos durante horas, Use the conditional tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - El camarero ha dicho que volvería enseguida., We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Nos sentamos en el banco, preguntándonos si el autobús llegaría tarde esta vez, We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - ¡Estaríamos más calientes si no hubieras abierto la ventana!, por favor, Would you please turn off the TV? - ¿Podría apagar la televisión, por favor?, Me haría el favor de apagar la televisión?
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Use the imperfect tense, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - No inverno, nos sentávamos perto do buraco do lago congelado e pescávamos por horas., Use the conditional tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - O garçom disse que voltaria logo., We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Nos sentamos no banco, perguntando-nos se o ônibus chegaria tarde esta vez., use the conditional tense, We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Estaríamos mais quentes se você não tivesse aberto a janela., por favor, Would you please turn off the TV? - Pode desligar a televisão, por favor?, Poderia desligar a televisão, Me faria a gentileza de desligar a televisão
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Use the conditional tense, We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Estariem més calents si no hagueres obert la finestra!
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Use the past tense, 's winters zaten we bij het gat in het bevroren meer en visten we urenlang., zou/zouden, De ober zei dat hij meteen terug zou keren, We zaten op de bank ons afvragend of de bus deze keer te laat zou zijn., Het zou hier warmer zijn| als je het venster niet had geopend/niet zou hebben geopend, gelieve, Zou u a.u.b. de TV kunnen uitzetten, Gelieve de TV uit te schakelen, a.u.b.
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Would you please turn off the TV? - Sulkisitko television?, Use the conditional
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Use the past tense, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Minden télen órákat ültünk a jégen a lyuk mellett, és halásztunk., Use the future or present tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - A pincér azt mondta, hogy mindjárt visszajön., Use the future or present tense with -e, We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - A padon ültünk, és azon gondolkoztunk, hogy ezúttal elkésik-e a busz., Use the conditional tense, -na/-ne/-ná/-né, It would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Melegebb volna, ha nem nyitottad volna ki az ablakot!, Use the conditional, Would you please turn off the TV? - Kérlek, lekapcsolnád a TV-t?
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Use the conditional tense, We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Byłoby nam cieplej, gdybyś nie otworzył okna!
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Use the past tense with imperfective aspect, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Зимой мы сидели у лунки на замерзшем озере и часами рыбачили., Use the future tense, The waiter said he would be right back. - Официант сказал, что скоро вернется., Use the future tense with, We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Мы сидели на скамейке и гадали, опоздает ли автобус., We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Было бы теплее, если бы ты не открыл окно!, Use the conditional parafrase with negative or imperative with пожалуйста, Would you please turn off the TV? - Телевизор не выключите?, Выключите, пожалуйста, телевизор., Use the conditional tense
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bruka, In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - På vintrarna brukade vi sitta vid vaken i den frusna sjön och fiska i flera timmar., skulle, The waiter said he would be right back. - Kyparen sa att han strax skulle komma tillbaka., We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Vi satt på bänken och undrade om bussen skulle bli sen den här gången., We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Vi skulle vara varmare om du inte hade öppnat fönstret!
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