Would: Como utilizar

Would é um verbo modal usado para formar o futuro do pretérito em inglês, equivalente ao sufixo -RIA em português. Observe a seguir.

Afirmativa:

• I would like to help you. [Eu gostaria de ajudar você.]
• I would work more. [Eu trabalharia mais.]
• I would travel. [Eu viajaria.]
• You would understand. [Você entenderia.]
• He would drive. [Ele dirigiria.]
• I would be much better now if I had listened to you. [Eu estaria muito melhor agora se tivesse ouvido você.]
• It would be great. [Seria ótimo.]
• We would go there if we had time. [Nós iríamos lá se tivéssemos tempo.]
• They would feel so happy. [Eles se sentiriam tão felizes.]

A forma contraída afirmativa é feita com: I would (I'd); you would (you'd); he would (he'd); she would (she'd); it would (it'd); we would (we'd); you would (you'd); they would (they'd).

• I'd like to help you. [Eu gostaria de ajudar você.]
• I'd work more. [Eu trabalharia mais.]
• I'd travel. [Eu viajaria.]
• You'd understand. [Você entenderia.]
• He'd drive. [Ele dirigiria.]
• I'd be much better now if I had listened to you. [Eu estaria muito melhor agora se tivesse ouvido você.]
• It'd be great. [Seria ótimo.]
• We'd go there if we had time. [Nós iríamos lá se tivéssemos tempo.]
• They'd feel so happy. [Eles se sentiriam tão felizes.]

Interrogativa:

• Would I feel pain? [Eu sentiria dor?]
• Would you do it? [Você faria isto?]
• Would you help me? [Você me ajudaria?]
• Would you go? [Você iria?]
• Would you like? [Você gostaria?]
• Would he go there? [Ele iria para lá?]
• Would she agree? [Ela concordaria?]
• Would it be easier? [Seria mais fácil?]
• Would we win? [Nós venceríamos?]
• Would they eat it? [Eles comeriam isto?]
• Would John understand? [O John entenderia?]

Negativa:

• I wouldn’t do it. [Eu não faria isto.]
• You wouldn’t see it. [Você não veria isto.]
• You wouldn’t understand. [Você não entenderia.]
• I wouldn’t have time. [Eu não teria tempo.]
• He wouldn't believe it. [Ele não acreditaria.]
• She wouldn't feel good. [Ela não se sentiria bem.]
• It wouldn't seem odd. [Não pareceria estranho.]
• We wouldn't do anything. [Nós não faríamos nada.]
• They wouldn't suspect. [Eles não desconfiariam.]

Cf. Exercício: Would
Cf. Exercício: Texto em Inglês com o Modal "Would"

Bons estudos.