Hey, everyone.
Now let me tell you that when it comes
to learning English, sometimes you need to learn one
word, but use it in many different ways. That's right.
Sometimes using one word in different ways
can help you explore different aspects of
grammar and different ways of speaking.
And that is why in today's lesson, I will teach you
the different ways to use a very common word called would.
Now, I'm sure most of you know
just one way of saying it.
In fact, a lot of people say, I
would go here, I would do this.
And probably your English is very basic because
your understanding of this word is very limited.
So if you learn how to use
wood, well, what's going to happen?
Would is a word that is very versatile.
Versatile means you can use it in different ways.
But when you do that, you
are exposed to different grammatical forms.
A lot of people want to learn lots of grammar.
Well, this word in itself takes
you to many grammatical forms.
Like you can use wood in the conditional.
You can use wood to talk about past habits.
You can use wood to talk about probability.
When you are not certain about
something, well, isn't that great?
Well, it certainly is.
And in short, because you are using it in
so many different ways, you end up expressing your
thoughts and your ideas in different contexts.
Now, a good English speaker will always know how
to use English in different ways in different scenarios.
And knowing how to use would in different
ways is a way of doing that.
And that's how you sound
like an advanced English speaker.
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you want to know how to do it correctly, which
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Well, coming back to using wood to speak advanced
English, let's see the first way to use wood.
You can use wood when you
are talking about conditional sentences.
The word condition means if something happens,
something else will happen as a result. Right?
Therefore, the first sentence is if I
had more time, I would study harder. Right?
The next one, I would buy a
new car if I won the lottery.
Which means this will happen only if this happens.
In other words, only if I buy a new car or only if I
won the new if I won a lottery, I would buy a new car.
The next sentence, I would have met her.
If I had known she was in the city, I would have
met her only if I had known she was in the city.
On this condition, I would have met her.
Or you can say we would have got the 09:00 A.m.
Train if we had left our house on time.
Again, condition, if something happens,
then something else would happen.
But that's only one way of using wood.
Like I said, wood helps you
explore different parts of grammar.
So let's look at the second part of the
second way to use wood, which is using wood
by talking about the future in the past.
Now, wait a minute, you're probably confused.
How can I talk about the future in the past?
Well, aren't these two different time frames?
Well, they are, but sometimes when you are talking
about something that you were saying in the past
about the future, that's when you can use wood.
Let me give you an example.
They said they would come to the party.
Now apparently they said something in the past.
Let's assume they said it last week.
So in the past they talked about
what they would do in the future.
So they said they would come to the party.
So last week at maybe 07:00 p.m.
In the evening on a Thursday, they said that
they would come for a party, which was probably
in the future, maybe at 09:00 p.m.. Right?
So they're talking about the future in the past.
Or you could say he promised he would
call once he reached in the past.
He said he would call when
in the future once he reached.
Or you can say I told them that I
would send out an invitation in the past.
That is what you said.
You talked about the future in the past.
Okay, we look at another way of using wood. Now.
Here you are using it exclusively to
talk about some habits in the past.
Okay, so in the past you had some habits
and you are using it exclusively to talk about
that the first expression or the first sentence.
Every morning she would wake up at 06:00 A.m.
And go for a run.
Well, some people have had certain habits.
They probably unfortunately don't have
such good habits anymore.
So you can say in the morning she would wake up.
She's probably very lazy now.
But this was a past habit.
Or you could say when I was a
child, I would eat chocolate every day.
Well, this is really true.
I don't eat chocolate anymore
because I'm watching my weight.
But as a child, it was a past habit.
I would eat chocolate every day.
You can also say during their college
days, they'd go hiking in the woods.
Now, you're probably wondering, why
have I not used wood?
Where is the wood?
Where has it gone?
Well, if you notice, the wood has been contracted
just to a D, because this word, they, apostrophe
d, is a combination of they plus would, which
in English is called a contraction.
But we don't say they would, we say they'd.
So here is the wood which has been contracted or
made very small because you've combined it along with they.
Okay?
So during their college days, which is the past, they
had a habit of going hiking in the woods.
All right, we have some more ways of using
wood and getting better with the context of speaking.
So our next way to use it
is to indulge in very polite requests.
Believe me, this word would really adds a
touch of politeness and diplomacy when you speak.
In fact, would is like this magic
word which literally adds a touch of
politeness when you are making a request.
Don't believe me?
Let's take a look.
Would you mind passing me the salt, please?
Now, if you simply say, can you pass me the salt?
And if you compare that with, would
you mind passing me the salt?
Don't you feel like the second
option is a lot more polite?
Well, that's the magic of would.
This word apparently makes your request sound polite.
Or you could say, would you
please help me with my homework? Okay.
And the fact that you are adding a please
to that definitely makes it sound a lot more
diplomatic and polite in an office setting.
You could say, would you mind
taking a look at my report?
Well, when we are in the office, we tend to
ask people to do certain things for us, right?
You don't want to sound like
you're demanding something out of somebody.
And that's when you can say, would you
mind taking a look at my report?
Would you mind sending that email?
Would you mind calling that vendor?
Make sure you use wood, the magic word for politeness.
We'll go to our next way of
using wood, which is expressing preferences.
Now, the word preferences comes from the word prefer.
Prefer means you have two options, and you
are choosing one option over the other because
you prefer or you choose this option.
So you will say, I would rather take
a cab than walk to the office.
You've got two options.
You can take the cab, but you
can also walk to the office. Right.
You choose to take the cab, and therefore
you use wood with the word rather.
It goes well, when you are expressing preference, you
can also say, I'd go with the pink one.
It suits my skin tone.
Now, a lot of us women especially, we love to
go shopping and we want to express our preference.
We prefer only the best.
And that is why we say I would go with this. Okay?
Now, if you notice, I haven't said I
would while I was saying the sentence.
In fact, I simply said I'd.
So the would has been contracted to a D sound
and we simply say I'd go the next sentence.
I think they would prefer to sit
at the back of the class.
Well, they can sit anywhere, but they choose from all the
other options to sit at the back of the class.
We've got some more ways to use would.
So let's keep on learning, which is polite suggestion.
Let me tell you that a
polite request is asking for permission.
But a polite suggestion is giving your opinion.
It is telling people what you think
is the better thing to do, okay?
Now, a lot of times when people give
suggestions or when they give their opinions, it
sounds like they are imposing their will on
somebody else, and that's not polite.
And therefore we need to use the wood, the
magic word, which infuses some politeness in our suggestion.
So our sentences, it would be a
good idea to contact our vendors immediately.
Okay, you're giving your opinion.
You think it's a good idea.
Now, a lot of people say, I think it would
be a good idea, but if you learn advanced English,
you want to use wood, which also sounds polite.
Or we can say I would suggest now you're
using the word even suggest, which is a suggestion
that you send them an email addressing your concerns.
Okay?
Again, making it more polite by using wood.
Or I would go with the second option.
It seems more economical.
Sometimes we say I would go as a way of
saying that this is a better thing to do.
This is something that I would do if I were you. Okay?
That's why we say I would go with this option.
It's a better one.
All right, then our last way of using wood and
the 7th way of using wood is reported speech.
Now, the word reported refers to the
fact that it is not directly spoken.
It has been reported, which means somebody else said it,
and you are merely reporting what somebody else said.
In other words, indirect speech.
And look at the sentence.
It says, he claimed this would be
a breakthrough in the medical field.
I'm not saying it.
I am reporting what he said.
So this guy, he said or he claimed this would be
a breakthrough, which means a breakthrough is a huge change.
It would cause a huge change in the medical field.
Or you can say, he assured me I didn't do it.
He told me, he assured me
that they would provide technical help. Okay?
So when you buy a product, someone tells you
that they will offer technical or after sale services.
So they assured me that they would do this.
The next sentence, they said that it would
take three days to get the application processed.
Again, as you can see, they are all reported
speeches where you are reporting what somebody else said.
Okay, as you can see, guys, the
word would is such a versatile word.
If you learn this one word and you learn to
use it in so many different contexts, your English can
literally move from this level to this level because you
are using a wide variety of grammatical forms.
One word but seven grammatical forms.
Isn't that great?
Well, that's what learning advanced
English is all about. That is C. One English.
But to make sure you learn even better and
more effectively, make sure you click the link in
the description of this video and look at our
English Fluency course, because that course is also designed
to make your English sound natural, fluent, so that
you sound like a native speaker.
I'll be back with some more lessons.
Until then, keep practising the variety of
ways that you can use wood.
I'll see you soon. Take care.