Would it be possible to come and see you about the possibility of finding work

[Tara2]

Hi
Below are 3 sentences, what is the role of 'would'?

1 Would it be possible to come and see you about the possibility of finding work with the Centre? //
2 I would very much like to be considered for this work and enclose a copy of my CV.
3 would be interested in doing some teaching at Hill Place during the summer.

 

[Tara2]

Thank you, RobertJ

It is very difficult for me to understand the difference between 'willingness' and 'conditional' in these two sentences. How can I recognize that?

3 would be interested in doing some teaching at Hill Place during the summer.
4 I would be interested in doing some teaching at Hill Place during the summer and enclose my CV for your inspection.

 

[GoesStation]

3 and 4 both express willingness. The conditional aspect is expressed when there is a condition: I would be interested in teaching at Hill Place if I were not committed to teaching elsewhere.

 

[Tara2]

3 and 4 both express willingness. The conditional aspect is expressed when there is a condition: I would be interested in teaching at Hill Place if I were not committed to teaching elsewhere.

Than you, GoesStation

But RobertJ didn't say that 3 express willingness.

 

[Tarheel]

Thank you, GoesStation

But RobertJ didn't say that 3 expresses willingness.

Nevertheless, it does.

 

[Tara2]

So 3 expresses willingness and also has an implied conitional.

 

[GoesStation]

So 3 expresses willingness and also has an implied conitional.

I see no implied conditional in sentence 3.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I consider sentence 3 ambiguous as native speakers understand it differently.
I would say 'I would like to do some teaching' to express willingness.

 

[Tara2]

below is a sentence, 'would' expresses 'future in the past'. Right?

The sentence in the question is: "As you would expect, the most common verb structure is the Simple Past Tense"

 

[emsr2d2]

In that example, to me, it's just a more polite way of saying "Is it possible to come and see you about ..." or "Can I come and see you about ...". As Piscean said, it certainly has nothing to do with the past.

 

[Tara2]

Thanks a lot

How would you write the sentence as 'conditional'?

 

[emsr2d2]

I would come and see you next week if you offered me an appointment.

Of course, it's no longer a question, but a statement.

 

[Tara2]

Piscean explained another sentence

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, sorry, but I'm having trouble following the thread. I'm still working on the sentence in the title. You should have started a new thread when you changed the sentence you wanted to discuss.
I'll dip out now.

 

[Tara2]

Please don't delete your post

 

[emsr2d2]

Piscean explained another sentence.

Please don't delete your post.

I have no intention of deleting anything. I simply meant that I'm not going to take any more part in this thread. Please remember to end your sentences with a punctuation mark.

 

[Tara2]

The first time that I could use the word 'would' in my sentences is in post #14, I appreciate your help.
In my class whenever I see a sentence with the word 'would', ask about 'the role of would', on recent lesson I asked again and my teacher became angry told me: Taranom! don't ask about 'would' anymore.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'll be honest, I'm starting to sympathise with your teacher. :-?

Piscean gave you good advice in post 19.

 

[Tara2]

Yes I appreciate Piscean.
Are you angry?

 

[emsr2d2]

No.