would

1. Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

   (auxiliary)Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.

   On my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.

   Hi! I thought I'd come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.

2. (auxiliary)Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)

   When we were younger, we would cycle out to the beach most summer Sundays.

   er sei sofort wieder da., In the winters

   что скоро вернется., In the winters

3. (auxiliary)Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.

   I asked her to stay in with me, but she would go out.

4. A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

   (auxiliary)Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another.

   If I won the lottery, I would give half the money to charity.

   I'd never do anything that went against my conscience.

   если бы ты не открыл окно!

5. (auxiliary)Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.

   I would love to come and visit.

   Look at that yummy cake! I would eat that all up!

6. (auxiliary)Suggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.

   I would ask you all to sit down.

   I would imagine that they have already left.

7. (auxiliary)Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.

   It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I would write and complain.

8. (auxiliary)Used to express the speaker's belief or assumption.

   She looked as if she would be sick.

   He's very security-conscious, so he would have remembered to lock the door.

9. (auxiliary)Could naturally be expected to (given the situation, the tendencies of someone's character etc.).

   Sorry, officer, I wouldn't know anything about the crime, since I was nowhere near the scene.

10. (auxiliary)Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?

    Would you pass the salt, please?

    Just reach me down that file, would you.

11. Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    (архаичное, auxiliary)Wanted to.

12. (архаичное, auxiliary)Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses.

1. Give me a light, would you?

   Огоньку не найдётся?

   deKönntest du mir Feuer geben?

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2. What would you like to drink?

   Что желаете пить?

   ukЩо хочете випити?

   deWas möchten Sie trinken?

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3. I wish the rain would stop.

   Я бы очень хотел, чтобы дождь перестал.

   ukЯ би дуже хотів, щоб дощ припинився.

   deIch wünschte, der Regen würde aufhören.

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4. Everyone hoped that she would win.

   Все надеялись, что она победит.

   deJeder hoffte, dass sie gewinnen würde.

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5. Where would you like to go?

   Куда Вы хотели бы пойти?

   ukКуди ти б хотів піти?

   deWohin möchtest du gehen?

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Модальные глаголы имеют одну форму для всех лиц и употребляются с инфинитивом без to.