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• Iwould likethe menu, please.
• Wouldyouhavea couple of minutes for me?

2) To indicate the "future within the past":51Testing软件测试网rjw]H!ZUF

• She said shewould cometo the party.
• I thought hewould arrivebefore me.

3) In hypothetical constructions with "if." When "if" is followed by the preterit or the subjunctive, the conditional is expected in the second clause:

• If I had the time, Iwould domy homework.
• If you told me the truth, Iwould believeyou.

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