WOULD, COULD, and SHOULD Part 2 Part II WOULD When you think of WOULD, you can think ink of its association with WILL as in WILL POWER. You can associate WOULD with WANT, which is another derivation of WILL. When I WANT something, I am WILLING something. Those things I WANT in life, I apply WILL to in life. I WOULD have those things come true. "I will write an answer to Kate, because I know an answer." "I would write an answer to Kate, if I knew an answer." "I will help because I can help." or "I would help only if I had the time to help." "I WOULD have the world to be a peaceful place, because I WANT the world to be a peaceful place." • "I would get an answer to my question if only someone would help." "I would speak English, if I could pronounce the words." "I would answer your question if I knew the answer." WOULD is stated to express "desire" or "intent". -------------------------------------------------------