Learn English – What does why would I do it mean in this context

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I've often heard people saying this. And even I say it when someone accuses me of doing something that I didn't do.

I'd say:

Why would I do that?

But what's the grammar behind it?

Is it future from the past tense or something or what?
It's obviously not a conditional construction 😒

Context from SE01 EP02 Austin & Ally

Austin: what does the jacket have
to do with the music video?

Trish: It's a line in Ally's song,
"my jacket's
in the lost and found."

Ally: "my jacket"?
It says "I like it."
The line is "I like it
when you hang around."

Dez: "hang around"?
I thought it said "kangaroo."
♪ I like it
when you kangaroo. ♪.

Ally: Why would I write "I like
it when you kangaroo"?

Best Answer

Consider the following conditional declarations:

I would do it if you paid me.

I would do it if my life depended on it.

I would do it if I thought it would make things better.

The question Why would I do it? asks "What possible reason or motive would I have for doing it?

In your example:

"What possible circumstances would lead me to write I like it when you kangaroo?"

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