По)желание

I'd like a cup of tea. (Звучит более вежливо, чем «want»)

I would like to know what you are going to do next.

Я бы хотел знать, что ты собираешься делать дальше

В разговорном английском ту же мысль можно выразить фразой «I wish I knew»(what he is going to do next.)

Вежливую просьбу / предложение

Would you shut the door, please?

Закройте, пожалуйста, дверь.

Would you mind opening the window, please?

Откройте, пожалуйста, окно.

Would you like to eat? / Wouldn't you like to drink?

He хотели бы вы что-нибудь поесть? / Не хотите ли что-нибудь выпить?

Регулярные, повторяющиеся действия в прошлом (- used to)

They would wait for us at home.

Они обычно ждали нас дома.

4 отказ выполнить действие (в отрицательных предложениях)

I wanted to explain everything to her but she wouldn't listen.

- Я хотел ей все объяснить, но она не захотела /не стала слушать.

Примечание I'd better = I had better (+ словарная форма)

для выражения в мягкой форме рекомендации сделать что-то в конкретной ситуации (но не в прошедшем времени!)

You'd better go there tomorrow.

Ты лучше пойди туда завтра.

I think I'd better show this to you now.

Я, пожалуй, покажу тебе это сейчас.

I'd better not look at this.

Я лучше не буду на это смотреть

Упражнения

Переведите предложения, определяя функцию «should» и «would».

1) The central authority decided what goods and services would be produced, and what prices should be charged.

2) The planners haven't decided yet what quantity of consumer goods would be delivered to the region. They are discussing the prices that should be charged for these commodities.

3) The economists could not agree what plans the governments should adopt in the new conditions which would affect the international economic situation in the next ten years.

4) The building materials industry should occupy an important place in the plans to industrialize Africa.

5) In the end, the speaker emphasised that cooperation and fruitful exchange between our countries would be continued.

6) He said that these rivers should play an important part in solving all the problems of water distribution in the country.

7) Rational standards of consumption should always be analysed.

8) He suggested that this question should be discussed at the general meeting.

9) It is necessary that he should complete his experiment this year.

10) The specialty of study should be indicated in the application form.

11) It is desirable that you should return the books to the library next week.