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February, 2013:

Would!

Conjugation with the auxiliary would,…

 

 

1)   Perhaps it would be good idea to call her directly on her cell number.

2)   Would you please give me some advice?

 

 

2)The auxiliary would can also express a future in the past, and is used in reporting statements and questions which pertained to the future at the time they were made

 

This grammar rule is new for me. I struggled with composition of sentences, however now I understood how to use this grammar rule in my conversation.

 

She asked whether we would help her in cleaning house.

 

Professor promised  that she would offer me guidance in independent study.

 

3) The auxiliary would can also be used in wishes pertaining to the future, and in the main clauses of sentences containing false or improbable conditions. These two uses of the auxiliary would will be discussed in the next chapter.

 

I wish they would help us.

 

It should be noted that adverb and adverb phrases such as tomorrow, yesterday and next year can be used only with reference to present time. When used with reference to past or future time, as in reported speech, these adverbs and adverb phrases must be changed.

 

For instance, tomorrow must be changed to an expression such as the next day or the following day; and next year must be changed to an expression such as the next year or the following year. Other examples are given in the table below.

 

 

She says she will call me tomorrow.

She said that she would call me following day.

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