English Grammar in Use · Murphy

Intermediate Grammar

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UNIT 1

Continuous or simple?

Present perfect cont.

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UNIT 10

Perfect: cont. or simple?

Future: present tenses

Future: will / going to

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UNIT 24

Future cont. & perfect

Must / mustn’t / needn’t

Had better / It’s time

If I knew / I wish I knew

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UNIT 40

If I had known / I wish I had known

Verb + -ing or to … 1

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UNIT 57

Verb + -ing or to … 2

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UNIT 36 · Intermediate · B1–B2

Would“would / ‘d (imagined) · would have done · wouldn’t (refused) · past habit” – 44 interactive questions

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📖 Grammar Reference – Would

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What you’ll learnWould for imagined situations, past habits & polite requests

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~20 min4-Tier notes + 4 exercises (36.1–36.4)

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26 questionsInstant automated feedback

1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: Imagined Worlds & Repeated Past Actions

We use would (‘d) when we imagine a situation or action (we think of something that is not real). We also use would for repeated habitual actions in the past.

💭 Imagined Situations

– “It would be nice to buy a new house, but we can’t afford it.”
– “I wouldn’t like to be a politician.”

⏮️ Past Habits (Actions Only)

– “Whenever we visited Grandma, she would make us hot cocoa.”

2 Tier 2 – Would vs Used to (States vs Actions)

used to	Works for both states and actions: “I used to live here” / “I used to swim daily.”
would	Works ONLY for repeated actions: “We would play chess.” (Never ~~I would live here~~).

3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls

✗ ~~When I was young, I would have a dog.~~

✓ When I was young, I used to have a dog. (or had a dog)

– Rule: Would cannot be used for past states (with stative verbs like have, live, be).

✗ ~~I would have called you yesterday, but I didn’t have your number. (I called you)~~

✓ I would have called you, but I didn’t have your number.

– Rule: Would have done indicates an unfulfilled past intention.

✗ ~~The door wouldn’t to open.~~

✓ The door wouldn’t open.

– Rule: Would / wouldn’t takes the bare infinitive.

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Tier 4 – Interactive Practice: Work through Exercises 36.1–36.4 below with instant scoring!

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