Exercise 1
Write sentences about yourself. Imagine things you would like or wouldn't like.
1) (a place you'd love to live) ________
2) (a job you wouldn't like to do) ________
3) (something you would love to do) ________
4) (something that would be nice to have) ________
5) (a place you'd like to go to) ________
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1 I’d love to live by the sea.
2 I wouldn't like to be a teacher.
3 I'd love to learn to fly a plane.
4 It would be nice to have a big garden.
5 I'd like to go to Mexico.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using would + the following verbs (in the correct form):
be be do do enjoy enjoy have pass stop
1) They helped us a lot. I don't know what we ________ without t heir help.
2) You should go and see the film. You ________ it.
3) It's a pity you couldn't come to the party last night. You ________ it.
4) Shall I apply for the job or not? What ________ you ________ in position?
5) I was in a hurry when I saw you. Otherwise I ________ to talk.
6) We took a taxi home last night, but got stuck in the traffic. It ________ quicker to walk.
7) Why don't you go and see Clare? She ________ very pleased to see you.
8) Why didn't you do the exam? I'm sure you ________ it.
9) In an ideal world, everybody ________ enough to eat.
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1 would have done
2 'd enjoy / would enjoy
3 'd have enjoyed / would have enjoyed
4 would you do
5 'd have stopped / would have stopped
6 would have been
7 'd be I would be
8 'd have passed / would have passed
9 would have
Exercise 3
Each sentence on the right follows a sentence on the left. Which follows which?
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1) I'd like to go to Australia one day. 2) I wouldn't like to live on a busy road. 3) I'm sorry the trip was cancelled. 4) I'm looking forward to going out tonight. 5) I'm glad we didn't go out in the rain. 6) I'm not looking forward to the trip. |
a It wouldn't have been very nice. b It would have been fun. c It would be nice. d It won't be much fun. e It wouldn't be very nice. f It will be fun. |
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1 c
2 e
3 b
4 f
5 a
6 d
Exercise 4
Write sentences using promised + would /wouldn't .
1) I wonder why Laura is late. She ________
2) I wonder why Steve hasn't called me. He promised ________
3) Why did you tell Jane what I said? You ________
4) I'm surprised they didn't wait for us. They ________
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1 She promised she wouldn’t be late.
2 He promised he'd call. / … he would call.
3 You promised you wouldn't tell her.
4 They promised they'd wait (for us). / … they would wait.
Exercise 5
Complete the sentences. Use wouldn't + a suitable verb.
1) I tried to warn him, but he ________ to me.
2) I asked Amanda what had happened, but she ________ me.
3) Paul was very angry about what I'd said and ________ to me for two weeks.
4) Martina insisted on carrying all her luggage. She ________ me help her.
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5)
1 wouldn’t listen
2 wouldn't tell
3 wouldn't speak
4 wouldn't let
Exercise 6
These sentences are about things that often happened in the past. Complete the sentences using would + these verbs:
forget help shake share walk
1) Whenever Richard was angry, he ________ out of the room.
2) We used to live next to a railway line. Every time a t rain went past, the house ________
3) Alan was a very kind man. He ________ always ________ you if you had a problem.
4) Katherine was always very generous. She didn't have much, but she ________ what she had with everyone else.
5) You could never rely on joe. It didn't matter how many times you reminded him to do
something, he ________ always ________
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1 would walk
2 would shake
3 would always help
4 would share
5 would always forget
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