"Will" преимущественно используется при употреблении глаголов для обозначения будущего времени, например, "I will go to school tomorrow" - "Завтра я пойду в школу". А "would" имеет несколько функций: 1) вспомогательный глагол; используется для образования будущего в прошедшем во 2 и 3 лице He told us he would come. — Он сказал нам, что придёт. 2) вспомогательный глагол; используется для образования условного наклонения I would have won if I had not tripped. — Я бы выиграл, если бы не споткнулся. 3) служебный глагол, выражающий привычное действие, относящееся к прошедшему We would meet often for lunch. — Мы, бывало, часто вместе обедали. 4) модальный глагол, выражающий: а) настойчивость He would do it. — Он непременно хотел это сделать. б) желание I would I were young again. — Хотел бы я снова стать молодым. He wouldn't say where he had picked up the information. — Он ни за что не хотел говорить, откуда он это узнал. в) вероятность That would be her cat. — Это, вероятно, её кошка. г) вежливую просьбу Would you please help us. — Не могли бы вы помочь нам. д) предпочтение He would sooner die than face them. — Он скорее умрёт, чем встретится с ними лицом к лицу.

"Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past. Examples: * If he were an actor, he would be in adventure movies. conditional * I knew that she would be very successful in her career. past of "will" * When they first met, they would always have picnics on the beach. repetition Using "Would" in Present, Past, and Future Modal Use Positive Forms 1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future Negative Forms 1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future You can also use: would conditional 1. If I were president, I would cut the cost of education. 2. If I had been president, I would have cut the cost of education. 3. If I were elected president next year, I would cut the cost of education. 1. If I were president, I would not raise taxes. 2. If I had been president, I would not have raised taxes. 3. If I were president, I would not sign the tax increase next week. would past of "will" I said I would help you. He told me he would be here before 8:00. I said I wouldn't help you. He told me he would not be here before 8:00. would repetition in past When I was a kid, I would always go to the beach. When he was young, he would always do his homework. When I was a kid, I wouldn't go into the water by myself. When he got older, he would never do his homework.