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    Conditional -Should ou would (English exercise n°5026 - Please quote this number when contacting us)


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    Conditional -Should ou would

    A/  would:

    1. Would sert à décrire des situations imaginaires :

    - Driving a Rolls Royce would be nice!

    - Well, I would / l'd certainly enjoy flying Concorde.

     

    2. Would permet d'exprimer un souhait :

    - I wish you would come to my birthday party.

    - I would like to be a doctor.

     

    3. On utilise would pour les requêtes ou les invitations :

     

    - Would you sign here, please?                                   

     

    Would sert à indiquer que quelqu'un avait l'habitude de faire quel­que chose, ou qu'une action se produisait de temps en temps

    (forme 'frequentative' au passé)

     

    - The old man would sit there for hours, looking at the sky.

    - Occasionally, my car would break down without any apparent cause.     

       

    5. Would remplace will au discours indirect (ou rapporté) :

     

    - John : 'I will be late'. John said he would be late.

     

    6. Would rather (ou 'd rather) marque la préférence :

    - I'd rather have lamb than beef

     

    B/  Should:

    1. Should indique une obligation ou sert à donner un conseil

    2. On peut renforcer le caractère hypothétique d'une subordonnée avec if en employant should :

    - If I should arrive early, I will give you a ring.

    3. Should précède souvent le verbe d'une subordonnée de but :

    - I lent him my car so that he should drive to town.

    4 On utilise souvent should après how, why ou parfois même après un mot interrogatif.

    - How should I know?

    - Why should he think that?


    Complétez les phrases suivantes avec should ou would selon le sens:

     





    English exercise "Conditional -Should ou would" created by felin (29-11-2005) with The test builder
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