Download HELLO THERE !

HELLO THERE !...
It's great to see you !
And by the way, did you
know about the
previous expression ?
And just in case you
didn't...
Here are some more
examples about how
to say it !...
And let's just open the document
titled « Greetings »...
And by the way, in
your opinion...
What's the difference
between saying
something like « It's
great to see you ! »...
and something like
« Nice to meet you ! »
YOU GOT IT!
And this being said...
How's it going ?
And getting back to
business...
Where
were we ?
Oh ! That's right !
Last time, we just
talked a little bit
about...
THE FUTURE !...
And now, for this time...
Why not to speak a little
bit about how the future
could be...
If things were a bit...
DIFFERENT
!...
But before we do that...
Let's see if, just for this
time, we could learn the
past forms of two verbs
in particular, namely...
HAVE and BE !...
THERE YOU GO !
Now, this being said...
Let us just
ask
ourselves a
rather
interesting
question...
What would we do
if we had...
ONE MILLION
DOLLAR$ !...
But before we do that...
Let's just
« rewind » a
little bit, while
also reviewing
the sentence a
little bit...
And let's now see if
you can find anything
special about this
sentence...
If we had a million
dollars, what would
we do ?
THAT'S RIGHT !!!
But before discussing your
findings...
Let's take a look to a few
similar sentences, and see
if you notice at least TWO
special things about
them...
If I had a hammer, I would
hammer in the morning !
If I was the prime minister, I
would make education really
affordable for everyone !...
If all students listened in their
English classes, all students
would be bilingual !
If there was no Santa Clause,
there would be no present under
the Christmas tree !...
YES ! The word
« WOULD » !...
And can you notice
anything else about it
?...
TRUE ! The verb
before WOULD is in
the past tense!
So now...
Let's say I ask you
how should one
proceed in order to
build the conditional
form, in English...
What WOULD you
answer ?...
EXACTLY !...
And if we
WERE to
condense it
into some
magical
formula...
Here is how it would
look like !...
If
+
Phrase in past tense
+
Subject
+
WOULD
+
Verb in infinitive tense
So, getting back to the
original question...
Why not to take a few
minutes to think of at
least 3 THINGS you
WOULD do if you HAD
a million dollars !...
And to get an idea of how
it should be done...
Let's just take this
dialogue as a model !...
So let's just open the document
called...
« What would you do with
a million ! »
AWESOME !...
Now, believe it or not...
There are other ways in
which WOULD can be
used as well !...
You want to find out
what they are ?
Well...
OK !...
So just try to guess
what WOULD indicates
in each of these groups
of examples...
GROUP OF EXAMPLES # 1
I would love to be a rock
star !...
What I would really like
is to eat some ice cream.
I would like to have some
coffee as well...
GOOD JOB !...
Indeed,
WOULD can
indicate desire
or inclination !
And what else
?...
GROUP OF EXAMPLES # 2
Would you like some coffee?
Would you open the door,
please?
Would you come with me,
please? I'm afraid to walk
alone in the dark !...
YES !...
WOULD can also be
used for POLITE
requests, and
suggestions !
So, to sum it up...
It just looks like WOULD
can be used for these
three basic reasons...
WHEN TO USE « WOULD »...
1) Desire or
inclination
2) Polite requests or
suggestions
3) Building the
conditional form
So, as you can see...
The conditional FORM
is only one of the things
for which WOULD can
be used...
And yet...
All of the previous
sentences happen to be
very good examples of
the conditional
TENSE...
So in other words...
What do you think is the
only word that is needed
to produce the conditional
tense, in English ?
YES ! The magic word is,
of course...
WOULD !...
So, to be more precise...
What do we need to do
in order to conjugate an
English verb in the
conditional tense ?
THAT'S RIGHT !...
Just like this !...
Subject
+
WOULD
+
Verb
Besides...
Doesn't this look like
the way we use
another word we just
saw last time ?
And in fact...
Which word was it,
already ?
YES !...
WILL !...
So in other words...
To what kind of word
does WOULD belong,
in your opinion ?
And more precisely, is it...
A) a NOUN
B) a VERB
C) an AUXILLARY or
MODAL ?...
BINGO AGAIN !...
You're
becoming
an expert
!...
And then...
What about
getting
some
practice ?
So let's see if you can
conjugate the following
verb in the conditional
tense...
FLY
And what about
conjugating this verb...
In the
negative
form ?...
Or in the abbreviated
form ?...
And by the way... How
do we do it !...
PERFECT !
And just to let
you know
how good
you've
become...
Let's just see if you can
also conjugate the
following verb in the
conditional tense...
JUMP
EXCELLENT !...
And now,
what about
getting to the
real thing ?...
And let's see if you can
use the conditional tense,
or in other words the
modal WOULD in actual
sentences !...
And to do so, let's just open
this great document !...
« Wouldexercise »
GREAT JOB !
And while
we're at it...
Why not to check whether
you can also use the
modal WOULD in
somewhat more practical
situations, such as...
Ordering food at a
RESTAURANT !...
For
instance !
And to that end...
Let's just go to Dialogue 2, in the
document titled « Restaurant»...
And there we go !
EXQUISITE !
And by the way, believe it
or not, but WOULD can
also be used in a few
more special ways...
And by looking at the next
few examples, let's see if
you can find out one of
these other contexts for
using WOULD !
Every Saturday I would go on a
long bike ride.
We would go to the beach after
school.
We would put on our swimsuits.
We would head for the waves.
The guys would smoke and act
"cool".
EXACTLY !
For past habits !
Kind of good to know,
isn't it ?
And since you already seem
to be so good at it...
Let's see if you can find
another, and rather subtle
use of the modal WOULD,
by looking at the next few
sentences !
She said that she would buy
some eggs. (« I will buy some
eggs.")
The candidate said that he
wouldn't increase taxes. (« I will
not increase taxes.")
Why didn't you bring your
umbrella? I told you it would rain!
("It is going to rain.")
YES !
As a sort of
FUTURE
IN PAST !
So in other words...
WOULD can be used as a
past form of the modal WILL,
which is rather common, and
not only in conversation, as
you can see through the
following sentences !
Even as a boy, he knew that
he WOULD succeed in life.
I thought it WOULD rain so I
brought my umbrella.
In London she met the man that
she WOULD one day marry.
He left 5 minutes late,
unaware that the delay WOULD
save his life.
And while we're at it...
Can you find one final use
of the modal WOULD,
through the last few
examples ?
He wanted a divorce but
his wife would not agree.
We wanted to pass through
this field, but the owner would
not let us do so.
Yesterday morning, the car
wouldn't start.
YES INDEED !
For past
refusals !
So...
Since it appears that you are
now a master of the
conditional tense and of the
modal WOULD...
It looks like the only
things that we could
say, at that point, would
naturally be...
CONGRATULATIONS !...
And of course...
SEE YOU
NEXT
CLASS !...
Mister Tremblay cours d'anglais
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