In Numbers^x, Conversations^x, Present tenses^x

I know 'would' carries many meanings. My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses. I think I understand its hypothetical usage, and in some contexts, its politeness usage. Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting. I also...

Hi Anon I'm glad that someone finally decided to try to do this test. I assume that in this test you are supposed to decide whether to use the present continuous or the simple present tense . (A few of the sentences will also work with a tense other than a present tense). The words in...

hi there, I have a question about the following dialogues. Why did Todd use 'was wondering' instead of present tense because he used simple present 'do' in the rest of his conversation? .. Todd: Oh, really. What room number are you? Phil: I'm 443. Todd: Ah, OK. Actually, I'm 430,...