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.

    (archaic, auxiliary)Wanted to.

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

1. I would rather stay at home.

   Я би краще залишився вдома. — deniko

   deIch würde lieber zu Hause bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. What would you like to drink?

   Що хочете випити? — aandrusiak

   ruЧто желаете пить? — Avelesy

   deWas möchten Sie trinken? — xtofu80

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3. I wish the rain would stop.

   Я би дуже хотів, щоб дощ припинився. — deniko

   ruЯ бы очень хотел, чтобы дождь перестал. — shanghainese

   deIch wünschte, der Regen würde aufhören. — Wolf

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4. Where would you like to go?

   Куди ти б хотів піти? — deniko

   ruКуда Вы хотели бы пойти? — Wadimiy

   deWohin möchtest du gehen? — Dejo

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5. I would like to see it.

   Я хотів би її побачити. — deniko

   ruЯ бы хотел увидеть это. — Olya

   deIch würde das gern sehen. — Espi

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Modal verbs have one form for every person and take a bare infinitive.