expressing the future tense
you will regret it when you are older
expressing inevitable events
accidents will happen
expressing a request
will you stop here, please
expressing facts about ability or capacity
a rock so light that it will float on water
your tank will hold about 26 gallons
expressing habitual behaviour
she will dance for hours
expressing probability or expectation about something in the present
they will be miles away by now
he said he would be away for a couple of days
she wouldn't leave
the windows would not close
(expressing the conditional mood) indicating the consequence of an imagined event or situation
he would lose his job if he were identified
expressing a desire or inclination
I would love to work in America
would you like some water?
expressing a polite request
would you pour the wine, please?
expressing a conjecture, opinion, or hope
I would imagine that they're home by now
I guess some people would consider it brutal
I would have to agree
used to make a comment about behaviour that is typical
they would say that, wouldn't they?
expressing a wish or regret
would that he had lived to finish it