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Meaning of would: Saudi Arabia says it would be keen to attend an Arab-Israeli... Wed Aug 01, 2007 17:40 pm  Meaning of would: Saudi Arabia says it would be keen to attend an Arab-Israeli...
 

Saudi Arabia says it would be keen to attend an Arab-Israeli peace conference proposed by the United States.

What does "would" mean here.Does It tell past or present or future?

Someone can explain this ?

Thanks...
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Would... Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:02 am  Would...
 

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Your question has been handled at great length and with some effort already HERE, Volcano.
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Would... Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:11 am  Would...
 

I first wrote here but no one replied.Thanks...
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Would... Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:54 pm  Would...
 

Your sentence is as:--

Saudi Arabia says it would be keen to attend an Arab-Israeli peace conference proposed by the United States.

Here it's a conditional sentence here Saudi Arabia is saying in Present but imagine to keen to attend a conference in future which is proposed by the United States.

Ok,

So, here "would" implies to a future with a present comment because it is a conditional sentence.

For example:--

Doctor says It would be possible to solve the problem of HIV by medicine or injection.
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