| Значение
| Пример
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| Prediction
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· pure future
| He knows he will be late. / He knew he would be late.
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· present predictive
| He’ll have finished his supper by now. / Who would that be?
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· habitual predictive
| An Englishman will usually show you the way in the street. / On Sundays he would getup early and go fishing.
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| Volition
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· willingness
| I’ll have a sherry, please.
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· invitation
| Will you have a drink? / What would you like to drink?
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· intention
| He wouldn’t help me yesterday. / I keep asking him for help but he won’t help me.
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· insistence
| If you will keep your watch half an hour slow it is hardly surprising that you are late for your appointments. / We all tried to stop him smoking in bed but he would do it.
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| Informal use expressing a characteristic action (would)
| Bill objected. – He would!
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| Assumption (will)
| That will be Ann.
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