Would 
Exercise 1 - Mixed Forms

Practice what you learned about would for imaginary situations through the dialogue below.

Jenny and Patricia are university students, one night they feel really tired after studying for the exams for hours and they start dreaming. Complete the conversation with would and wouldn’t.
Use the verbs in the box. You can use some verbs more than once. Use contractions if possible.

be 

work

have 

buy

use 

go

earn 

learn

walk

get

move

cycle

ride 

get

go on

cook

visit


Jenny: Hey Patricia, look at those beautiful shoes!

Patricia: I thought you were studying but you are just surfing the net!

Jenny: Come on, let’s have a look. Look how beautiful they are.

Patricia: Why? We don’t have enough money, I can’t spend my student loan on a pair of expensive shoes.

Jenny: We are just dreaming here. Now close your eyes and imagine it, we ____________ (buy) this high heel shoes, wear our fancy dresses, put on some make up, hope into our brand new car and hang out.

Patricia: That ____________ (be) nice.

Jenny: Absolutely! We _______________ (earn) so much money. Maybe we___________ (move) to Spain. We__________ (buy) a new house. It _____________ (have) two bathrooms and two dressing rooms.

Patricia: Wow!

Jenny: Yes! We _________________ (learn) Spanish and you ______________ (work) in an multinational company. You _____________ (go) to work by a private car.

Patricia: I guess I _______________ (not use) a private car. I _______________ (cycle) to work. I want to be a fit girl!

Jenny: Oh dear! Money can change your ideas!

Patricia: You are so funny!

Jenny: OK, you ___________ (use) your bike and I ____________ (go) by my car. We _______________ (not cook) for dinner, we ____________ (have) dinner outside or order home.

Patricia: Where _______________ we __________________ (go) at the weekends?

Jenny: Wherever you like! One week we ______________ (visit) the Louvre Museum, the other week we ________________ (walk) on the Dingle Way in Ireland.

Patricia: You are crazy!

Jenny: Crazy? I didn’t say anything yet. ________________ you _____________ (get) a tattoo with me?

Patricia: No, I ______________. This is too much for me.

Jenny: OK, OK, _______  you _______ (ride) elephants with me on the beach?

Patricia: What?! OK, I _____________.

Jenny: OK, one last thing. _______________ you ________ (go on) a date with my classmate, Ryan?

Patricia: JENNNY! No, I ____________. You know, he’s not my type.

Jenny: OK, calm down, it was just a joke.

Patricia: Wow, we’ve spent fifty minutes dreaming. Let’s go back to study.

Jenny: OK boss! 





Answers:


Jenny: Hey Patricia, look at those beautiful shoes!

Patricia: I thought you were studying but you are just surfing the net!

Jenny: Come on, let’s have a look. Look how beautiful they are.

Patricia: Why? We don’t have enough money, I can’t spend my student loan on a pair of expensive shoes. 

Jenny: We are just dreaming here. Now close your eyes and imagine it, we would buy this high heel shoes, wear our fancy dresses, put on some make up, hope into our brand new car and hang out.

Patricia: That would be nice.

Jenny: Absolutely! We would earn so much money. Maybe we would move to Spain. We would buy a new house. It would have two bathrooms and two dressing rooms.

Patricia: Wow!

Jenny: Yes! We would learn Spanish and you would work in an multinational company. You would go to work by a private car.

Patricia: I guess I wouldn't use a private car. I would cycle to work. I want to be a fit girl!

Jenny: Oh dear! Money can change your ideas!

Patricia: You are so funny!

Jenny: OK, you would use your bike and I would go by my car. We wouldn't cook for dinner, we would have dinner outside or order home.

Patricia: Where would  we go at the weekends?

Jenny: Wherever you like! One week we would visit  the Louvre Museum, the other week we would walk on the Dingle Way in Ireland.

Patricia: You are crazy! 

Jenny: Crazy? I didn’t say anything yet.Would you get a tattoo with me?

Patricia: No, I wouldn't. This is too much for me.

Jenny: OK, OK, Would you ride elephants with me on the beach?

Patricia: What?! OK, I would.

Jenny: OK, one last thing.Would you go on a date with my classmate, Ryan?

Patricia: JENNNY! No, I wouldn't. You know, he’s not my type.

Jenny: OK, calm down, it was just a joke.

Patricia: Wow, we’ve spent fifty minutes dreaming. Let’s go back to study.

Jenny: OK boss!