Would

Would

1. Would is an auxiliary verb - a modal auxiliary verb. We use would mainly to: talk about the past talk about the future in the past express the conditional mood

   • would for the past We often use would as a kind of past tense of will or going to

2. Structure of would is: subject + auxiliary verb would + main verb

   • would in conditional sentences Would is used again for unreal or hypothetical situations in the 2nd and 3rd conditionals: 2nd Conditional.