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Learn more about how to use would in the conditional tense in the Answers section.

would

[wʊd]

modal auxiliar verbo

En el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, el verbo would se contrae de manera que I/you/he etc would se transforman en I'd, you'd, he'd etc. La forma negativa would not se transforma en wouldn't.

1. (expressing conditional tense)

she would come if you invited her -> si la invitases, vendría
had he let go or if he had let go, he would have fallen -> si (se) hubiera soltado, se habría caído
they would never agree to such conditions -> nunca aceptarían unas condiciones así
would you do it? — yes I would/no I wouldn't -> ¿lo harías? — sí/no
you wouldn't do it, would you? -> tú no lo harías, ¿verdad?

2. (expressing wish, determination)

I wouldn't do it for anything -> no lo haría por nada del mundo
she wouldn't let me speak to him -> no me dejaba hablar con él
what would you have me do? -> ¿qué quieres que haga?
the wound wouldn't heal -> la herida no cicatrizaba
would you pass the mustard please? -> ¿me pasas la mostaza, por favor?
would you like a drink? -> ¿tienes ganas de or te apetece or (español de España) te provoca or (Andes, español de México, español de Venezuela) se te antoja tomar algo? (español de México)
be quiet, would you! -> haz el favor de callarte, ¿quieres?

3. (for emphasis)

you would insist on going! -> ¡pero tú tenías que insistir en ir!
I forgot — you would -> se me olvidó — ¡cómo no!

4. (expressing past habit)

she would often return home exhausted -> solía volver agotada a casa
there would always be some left over -> siempre sobraba algo

5. (in reported speech)

she told me she would be there -> me dijo que estaría allí
I said I would do it -> dije que lo haría

6. (conjecture)

would that be my pen you're using? -> ¿no será ese bolígrafo que estás usando el mío?
that would have been before your time -> eso debe de haber sido antes de tu época
I wouldn't know -> no sé

would [wud]

I would have her do it -> yo querría que ella lo hiciese
He would not do it -> no quiso hacerlo
Do what he would -> por más que él hacía
I would learn the reason if I could -> yo averiguaría la razón si pudiese
I would do it -> yo lo haría
Would to God -> ¡ojalá

pret. del verbo WILL. Se usa también como verbo auxiliar en el condicional; expresa también la inclinación, el deseo, la súplica o la costumbre, y la acción determinada o resuelta. ¡plegue a Dios!

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