Voorwaardelijke wijs (would)

 Wanneer gebruik je would?

Would gebruik je in verschillende omstandigheden:

• In de verleden tijd van will (“zou”) / om over verleden tijd te praten

I would have went to the gym but it was too cold outside.

Ik zou naar de gym geweest zijn maar het was te koud buiten.

• Om een beleefd verzoek te formuleren

Would you stay with me?

Zou je bij mij willen blijven?

• In de vraag “would you like to ..?”

Would you like to go to my room?

Zou je naar mijn kamer willen gaan?

Present conditional (in de tegenwoordige tijd)

Bevestigend	Ontkennend	Vragend
I would look	I would not look	Would I look?
Ik zou kijken	Ik zou niet kijken	Zou ik kijken?
You would look	You would not look	Would you look?
He would look	He would not look	Would he look?
We would look	We would not look	Would we look?
They would look	They would not look	Would they look?

Voorbeeldzin:

She would love to live in a small town. – Ze zou ervan houden om in een klein dorp te wonen.

Past conditional (in de verleden tijd)

Formule past contiditional =

• would (not) have
• + voltooid deelwoord van het hoofdwerkwoord

Bevestigend	Ontkennend
I would have looked	I would not have looked
Ik zou gekeken hebben	Ik zou niet gekeken hebben
You would have looked	You would not have looked
He would have looked	He would not have looked
We would have looked	We would not have looked
They would have looked	They would not have looked

Voorbeeldzin:

I would have went to the gym but it was too cold outside – Ik zou naar de gym zijn geweest maar het was te koud buiten.

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