Would

O modal WOULD é geralmente utilizado na formação de frases interrogativas
e também para formar o futuro do pretérito.

Deve ser utilizado nos seguintes casos:

» Quando se quer fazer um pedido
Ex: Would you please photocopy this report? (você poderia fazer uma cópia deste relatório?)

» Quando se quer oferecer algo a alguém
Ex: Would you like a cup of coffee? (você quer uma xícara de café?)

» Para exprimir certa preferência por algo
Ex: I would love to go with you.  (eu amaria ir com você)
Ex: I would like sandwich, please. (eu queria um sandwich, por favor)

» Quando se quer fazer uma recusa
Ex: I told him not to go, but he wouldn't listen (eu disse-lhe para não ir, mas ele não quis me ouvir)

» Para descrever hábitos passados
Ex: When I was a kid, I would always play football with my friends (quando eu era um garoto, eu sempre jogava futebol com meus amigos)
 
Conjugação do modal “Would
Vamos agora conjugar o verbo modal WOULD com o TO LIKE (gostar)
Também veremos que, como todo verbo modal, a conjugação é a mesma para todas as
pessoas.
Statement
Negative
Question
Contractions
I would like
I would not like
Would I like ?
I'd
You would like
You would not like
Would you like ?
You'd
He would like
He would not like
Would he like ?
He'd
She would like
She would not like
Would she like ?
She'd
It would like
It would not like
Would it like ?
It'd
We would like
We would not like
Would we like ?
We'd
You would like
You would not like
Would you like ?
You'd
They would like
They would not like
Would they like ?
They'd
 
WOULD NOT = WOULDN'T