1) Will is used to talk about the future, to say what is believed will happen or what people want to do. It is also used to make promises and offers. 2) Would is the past tense form of will. It is used to talk about the past or imagined possibilities rather than facts. Would can also be used for politeness. 3) Examples are given of using will to talk about the future and would as the past tense of will to talk about what was believed or wanted in the past.

1. Ricardo Ordoñez Ing. Multimedia WILL OR WOULD

2. Ricardo Ordoñez Ing. Multimedia WE USE WILL - Totalk aboutthefuture –Tosaywhatwebelievewillhappento talk aboutwhatpeoplewantto do or are willingtodo - Tomakepromisesandoffers

3. Ricardo Ordoñez Ing. Multimedia WOULD IS THE PAST TENSE FORM OF WILL Becauseitis a past tense itisused: - Totalk aboutthepast. - Totalk abouthypotheses–thingsthat are imaginedratherthantrue. - Forpoliteness.

6. Ricardo Ordoñez Ing. Multimedia We use would as thepast tense ofwill: totalk aboutwhatpeoplewantedto do orwerewillingto do: Wehad a terrible night.Thebabywouldn’tgotosleep. He keptwaking up andcrying. Dadwouldn’tlend me thecar, so wehad totakethetrain. totalk aboutsomethingthatwedidoften in thepastbecausewe wantedto do it: Whentheywerechildrentheyusedtospendtheirholidays at theirgrandmother’s at theseaside. Theywouldget up earlyeverymorningandthey’dhave a quickbreakfastthentheywouldrunacrosstheroadtothebeach.