modal verb

wouldn't

Translation

would not, wouldn't

He wouldn't listen to my advice.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

It wouldn't surprise me if she won.

((base verb)) used to express a negative hypothetical situation He wouldn't help us.

If ((past tense)), ... wouldn't ((base verb)) used in negative second conditional sentences If I had money, I wouldn't work.

Synonyms: couldn't, shouldn't, might not

A contraction of 'would' and 'not'.

This is simply the negative form of 'would'. It expresses a hypothetical negative or a refusal in the past.