we'd
pron. A1 Beginner US //ˈwɛd// UK //wˈɛd// wed
pron. a short way to say 'we would' or 'we had'.
pron. a contraction representing the subject pronoun 'we' combined with the auxiliary verbs 'would' or 'had'.
We'd love to visit you next summer.
If we had known the museum was closed on Mondays, we'd have changed our travel plans.
We'd already finished the report by the time the manager asked for an update, so we spent the afternoon preparing the presentation instead.
Usage
Functions as a contraction; the following verb form determines if it represents 'would' (base form or 'have' + past participle) or 'had' (past participle).
Pitfall
We'd went to the store.We'd gone to the store.When 'we'd' stands for 'we had', it must be followed by the past participle, not the simple past.