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87 comparison: comparative and superlative adverbs

Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and
most.
.
Could you talk more quietly? (NOT . . -qtiettier?)
A few adverbs have comparatives and superlatives with -er and -est.
The most common are: fast, soon, early, late, hard, long, well (better,
best), far (farther/further, farthest/furthest, see 126), near; and in
informal English s/ow, loud and quick.
Can't you drive any faster?
Can you come earlier?
She sings better than you do.
Talk louder.

conditional

| would/should
you would
he/she/it would
+ infinitive without fo
we would/should
you would
they would

Contractions: /’d, you'd, he'd etc; wouldn’t/shouldn't
Structures

| would/should + infinitive without to |

! would like a drink.
would/should + be + -ing | (progressive conditional)
If | was at home now | would be watching TV.

| would/should + have + past participle | (perfect conditional)

If it hadn't been so expensive | would have bought it.

| would/should + be + past participle | (passive conditional)

| knew that the letter would be opened by his secretary.
We can use would or should after / and we. They mean the same in
conditional structures. After you, he, she, itand they, and nouns, we only
use would. Compare:
| would/should buy it if | had enough money.
John would buy it if he had enough money.