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it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers
would
Verb
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Would is used to show your past plan or decision.
He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday.
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Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen.
It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave.
It looked like it would rain soon.
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Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now.
Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks.
When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk.
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Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations.
You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day.
If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning.
I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?
"mathY/math equals math5x/math. If mathx/math equals two, what would mathY/math be?" "mathY/math would be ten."
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Would is used to ask politely for something.
Would you please explain that to me?
Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?
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Would is used to offer something politely.
Would you like to go out for lunch then?
Would you have some bread?
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Would is used to give advice.
I would go back and talk to him about it.
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Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed.
He uwould/u come just when we were leaving.
seem
Verb
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The way something seems to be is the way you think it is when you look at it, hear about it, think about it, etc.
It seems unlikely that they will remember your name after meeting you once.
As odd as it may seem, the girl's best friend is an eighty year old man.
It was a terrible night, but somehow it doesn't seem so bad this morning.
It is still raining on him, but he doesn't seem to notice.
The bad smells did not seem to bother them.
The young man seemed to have forgotten all his promises.
They really seemed to be enjoying what they were doing.
The changes seem to suggest that the police have new information.
It seems to me that we ought to try again.
It seemed like forever, but I think it got there in about 12 to 15 minutes.
It seemed like a crazy idea; it had never been done before.
You seem like a very nice guy.
The very air he was breathing seemed as if it were on fire.