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Part of Speech: Modal verb, auxiliary verb

Sense 1: Used to indicate a conditional or hypothetical situation, or express a polite request.

Usage:

1. If it rained, I would stay at home.
2. I would love some help with this project if you have time.

Sample Sentence 1: If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.

Sample Sentence 2: Would you mind turning down the volume, please?

Sense 2: Used to express a past habit or repeated action.

Usage:

1. When I was younger, I would often go fishing with my dad.
2. She would always bring me coffee when we worked late.

Sample Sentence 1: We would spend every summer at the beach when we were kids.

Sample Sentence 2: He would call me every morning to wish me good luck.

Sense 3: Used to refer to the will of someone in the past.

Usage:

1. He said he would send me the documents, but he didn't.
2. She promised she would meet me for dinner, but something came up.

Sample Sentence 1: She told me she would buy me a gift for my birthday.

Sample Sentence 2: I knew he would forget to bring his phone charger.

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