would [wʊdunstressedwəd]

by(ch), bychom, bys(te) (uvozuje podmiňovací způsob)
As chance/luck would have it ...
Náhoda tomu chtěla...
Would you believe it?
Věřil bys tomu? (podiv ap.)
Would you care for some tea?
Nedal byste si trochu čaje?
I wouldn't be caught dead in this.
Tohle bych si na sebe nevzal ani za nic.
I would hate to be fired.
Hrozně nerad bych dostal padáka.
They wouldn't have it.
To by nestrpěli/nedovolili.
It would have been better.
Bylo by to bývalo lepší.
Who would have thought it?
Kdo by si to byl pomyslel?
I would have told you.
Byl bych ti to řekl.
He would've done it himself.
Byl by to udělal sám.
He wouldn't hear of it.
Nechtěl o tom ani slyšet.
Would you help me?
Pomohl byste mi?
He wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ani kuřeti by neublížil.
If I were you I would ask him.
Kdybych byl tebou, zeptal bych se ho.
I would imagine he's quite lonely.
Řekl bych, že je celkem osamělý. (domněnka)
You wouldn't know him.
Toho nebudete znát.
I'd like to know that.
To bych rád věděl.
Would you like a drink?
Nedal byste si něco k pití?
I wouldn't like to stay here.
Nerad bych tady zůstával.
I'd love to see it.
To bych moc rád viděl.
I wouldn't mind it.
To by mi nevadilo.
I wouldn't put it past him.
Klidně by toho byl schopný. (věřím tomu)
I'd rather wait.
Raději bych počkal.
It would seem that ...
Zdálo by se, že..., Mohlo by se zdát, že...
I did it so that he wouldn't be sad.
Udělal jsem to, aby nebyl smutný.
... but the car wouldn't start.
... ale auto nechtělo nastartovat.
He just wouldn't shut up.
On tu klapačku nezavřel. (pořád kecal)
He said he would do it.
Řekl, že to udělá.
I thought you would come.
Myslel jsem, že přijdeš. (souslednost)
You wouldn't do it, would you?
Ty bys to asi neudělal, co?
Would you mind closing it?
Mohl byste to prosím zavřít?
Would you mind if I smoked?
Nevadilo by vám, kdybych si zapálil?
would - ...'d, will
Tvar ...'d je staženou formou slova would. Např.: I'd, you'd, he'd ap. Může to být ale i stažená forma slovesa had. Viz heslo have.
Would zastupuje will (budoucí čas) v souvětích s časovou sousledností. Např.: I knew he'd come. - Věděl jsem, že přijde.
Would také uvozuje v minulosti často opakovanou činnost. Např.: We would sleep out. - Spávali jsme venku.