would

(Inglés)

Frecuencia

A1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/wʊd/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From Old English wolde, past tense of willan, predecessor of will. The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in should and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two).

Related words

Use the conjunctive mood

Use the conditional tense

Use the conditional tense

Use the conditional tense

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