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Kegiatan Pembelajaran 1 38 We use would as the past form of will in reported clauses. Tabel 8 Will Reported Speech HABITUAL ACTIONS IN THE PAST We use would to refer to typical habitual actions and events in the past. This is usually a formal use and it often occurs in stories narratives: • I had a friend from Albany, which is about 36 miles away, and we would meet every Thursday morning and she would help us. • Then he would wash; then he would eat his toast; then he would read his paper by the bright burning fire of electric coals. WARNING: We can’t use would in this way to talk about states. In these cases, we say used to instead of would:  I used to live in Melbourne when I was a kid. Not: I would live in Melbourne when I was a kid. WILLINGNESS IN THE PAST We use would to talk about willingness in past time situations. We usually use the negative form wouldn’t in this case: • The CD wasn’t working so I brought it back to the shop but they wouldn’t give me my money back because they said the box had already been opened. BEING LESS DIRECT We often use would with verbs such as advise, imagine, recommend, say, suggest, think to make what we say less direct. Tabel 9 Verbs After Would advise I’d advise you to keep working on your grammar. imagine I’d imagine it can’t be easy for you. recommend I’d recommend that you try this size. formal say I’d say you are about 40. Bahasa Inggris SMP KK B 39 suggest We’d suggest that you take this route. It’s more scenic. formal think It’s much further than Dublin, I would think. WOULD OR WILL? We can use would as a more formal or polite alternative to will in requests. We often use the phrase would you mind + -ing in polite requests. Compare: Tabel 10 Interogative Using Will Would Will you give me a wake-up call at 7 am, please? Would you mind giving me a wake-up call at 7 am, please? Will you excuse me just one second? Would you excuse me just one second? Using would makes the request more formal and polite. Will and would can both refer to willingness. We use will for present and future time and would, usually in the negative, for past time:  John will carry your suitcase. It’s far too heavy for you. present  The taxi driver wouldn’t take more than four in the car. past WARNING: There are a number of phrases with would where will cannot be used:  Would you like your steak well cooked? Not: Will you like your steak well cooked?  Would you mind introducing me to him? Not: Will you mind introducing me to him?  Would you rather pay by credit card? Not: Will you rather pay by credit card? Kegiatan Pembelajaran 1 40 5 SHALL SHALL: FORMS AFFIRMATIVE FORM Shall comes first in the verb phrase after the subject and before another verb. We use it mostly with I and we: • I shall post it to you tomorrow. Shall cannot be used with another modal verb:  I shall have to be at the airport by 5 pm. Not: I shall must be … or I must shall be … Shall can be followed by have to, need to and be able to:  We shall have to tell him what happened.  The good news is I shall be able to join you at your meeting next week. NEGATIVE FORM The negative form of shall is shan’t. We don’t use don’t, doesn’t, didn’t with shall:  I shan’t be home tomorrow night.  We shan’t know the result of the tests till Tuesday. We can use the full form shall not in formal contexts or when we want to emphasis something: [a public notice in a restaurant] • The management shall not be responsible for damage to personal property. We don’t often use the negative form QUESTION FORM The subject and shall change position to form questions. Warning: We don’t use do, does, did. The question form, with I and we, is the most common use of shall:  Shall I come round to the office?