English example sentences with "would"

Learn how to use would in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

This is what I would have said.

It would take forever for me to explain everything.

It would be something I'd have to program.

If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.

If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

I wouldn't have thought I would someday look up "Viagra" in Wikipedia.

It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

Would you like something to drink?

It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.

A Japanese would never do such a thing.

It would be fun to see how things change over the years.

I would never have guessed that.

Would you like to dance with me?

What would the world be without women?

It would be so cool if I could speak ten languages!

He would be glad to hear that.

I would like to give him a present for his birthday.

Why would you marry a woman if you like men?

It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.

Spenser would not tell anyone his surreptitious plan to get back at his friends for pranking him.

If I gave no answer, I would not have spoken.

The defense lawyer was confident that he would be able to answer the prosecutor's arguments in his rebuttal.

My parents would repudiate my brother if they ever found out he was gay.

I would like to retract my previous statement.

His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family.

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

You will say and do things your parents said and did, even if you swore you would never do them.

I knew that today would be fun.

Sadly many people will believe things told to them via an email which they would find implausible face-to-face.

Everyone would like to believe that dreams can come true.

Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?

If I showed you my house, my neighborhood back then, would you understand where I am from?

I would like batteries for this device.

It would of course be cheaper for you to sleep at our place.

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

I don't know if he would have done it for me.

Would you like to come?

I knew he would accept.

She would willingly come but she was on vacation.

He told me he would go to Venice.

When I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.

I wish she would stop playing that stupid music.

I couldn't say when exactly in my life it occurred to me that I would be a pilot someday.

It would be better for you not to ask him for advice.

You would do well to tell it to him in advance.

It would be better for you to stay in bed today.

Would you like to go abroad?

If you studied hard, you would get good marks.

You worked hard, or you would have failed.

It would be better for you to read more books.

I would rather you had a day off.

If I were in your situation, I would do the same thing.

He came out shooting, same as you said he would.

At your age, I would think so, too.

Had I known your telephone number, I would have called you.

If it were not for your advice, I would be at a loss.

Without your advice, I would have been robbed of my bag.

If it had not been for your advice, I would have failed.

Would you mind lending me your car?

I would like your picture.

If it had not been for your aid, I would not have succeeded in my business.

Without your assistance I would have failed.

If it had not been for your support, he would have failed in business.

If it had not been for your raincoat, I would have been drenched to the skin.

Had it not been for your raincoat, I would have been drenched to the skin.

I think your father hoped you would go to college.

I would like you to go instead of me.

I would like you to come with me.

I would like to go to the concert with you.

I would prefer to speak to you in private.

I took it for granted that you would come.

We thought we would write out the directions, in case you got lost.

What would you do if you were in my place?

I would like you to think about what you would have done in my place.

I would like you to think about what you would have done in my place.

What would you do in my place?

Never did I dream that you would lose.

With your approval, I would like to offer him the job.

If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.

Would you mind making an extra cup of coffee whenever you decide to have some?

I would do it in a different way than you did.

If you were to fall from that bridge, it would be almost impossible to rescue you.

My life would be completely empty without you.

I would rather die than live in dishonor.

We would die without air.

But for air, all living things would die.

He said he would give us his decision for sure by Friday.

Were I rich, I would help the poor.

If I had money, I would pay what I owe you. As it is, I can't pay.

If I were rich, I would do so. As it is, I can do nothing.

I would like to repay your kindness in the near future.

I would like to call on you one of these days.

I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.

Surprisingly, he did his last job in one-third the time it would take me.

Would you like me to massage your chest?

The local school board would go to any length to ban that book.

Would you please open the window?

Would you be kind enough to explain it to me?

Would you mind opening the window?

Would you be so kind as to post my letter?

I would often visit the museum when I lived in Kyoto.

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