Improving a service · Suggesting a change with would

Suggesting a change with would in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Suggesting a change with would.

Use if with the past simple and would with a base verb for an imagined or unlikely present or future situation. The past form does not necessarily refer to past time.

Context: Improving a service. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

If I managed this library, I would extend the evening opening hours.

لو أدرت هذه المكتبة، لمددت ساعات عملها المسائية.

More working adults could visit if it stayed open later.

لتمكن مزيد من العاملين من زيارتها لو ظلت مفتوحة لوقت أطول.

I would also create a quiet area for online meetings.

ولأنشأت أيضًا مساحة هادئة للاجتماعات عبر الإنترنت.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: If I managed this library, I would extend the evening opening hours.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: ولأنشأت أيضًا مساحة هادئة للاجتماعات عبر الإنترنت.