Modal Verbs Will and Would

Exercises

Explanation

Will

We use will to talk about:

• the future

• decisions made at the moment of speaking

• promises or offers

Examples:

• I will call you tomorrow.

• She will help you with your homework.

• Don’t worry — it will be okay.

• I think it will rain tonight.

Negative form: will not → won’t

I won’t forget your birthday.

Would

We use would to talk about:

• polite requests or offers

• imaginary situations (unreal or future-in-the-past)

• past habits or refusals

Examples:

• I would like a cup of tea, please. ☕

• Would you open the window, please?

• If I had more money, I would travel the world.

• When we were kids, we would play football every day.

Negative form: would not → wouldn’t

He wouldn’t listen to me.
My old car wouldn’t start this morning.

Will vs. Would

Quick Tips

• Will = real future

• Would = polite, past, or unreal

• Would like = polite way to say want
  I’d like a sandwich. (instead of I want a sandwich)

• In conditional sentences, would is often used after if:
  If I were you, I would study harder.