would

Used as the past form of will, especially when reporting what someone said or thought.

• She said she would call me later.
  Beni sonra arayacağını söyledi.
• I knew the exam would be difficult.
  Sınavın zor olacağını biliyordum.

Used to talk about an imagined situation or its result, especially with if.

• If I had more money, I would buy a bigger house.
  Daha çok param olsa daha büyük bir ev alırdım.
• I would have helped you if you had asked.
  Bana sorsaydın sana yardım ederdim.

Used to ask someone politely to do something.

• Would you open the window, please?
  Pencereyi açar mısınız, lütfen?
• Would you mind waiting a few minutes?
  Birkaç dakika bekler misiniz?

Used with like, love or prefer to say politely what you want, or to offer something.

• I would like a coffee, please.
  Bir kahve istiyorum, lütfen.
• Would you like something to drink?
  İçecek bir şey ister misiniz?

Used to talk about things that happened often or regularly in the past.

• When I was young, I would play outside every day.
  Küçükken her gün dışarıda oynardım.
• Every summer we would visit our grandparents in the village.
  Her yaz köydeki büyükannemlere giderdik.

Used to give an opinion or make a guess politely, without being too direct.

• I would say she's about forty years old.
  Bence kırk yaşlarında.
• I would think the shop is closed by now.
  Sanırım dükkân şimdiye kadar kapanmıştır.

Used in negative sentences to say that someone refused or something did not work.

• The car wouldn't start this morning.
  Araba bu sabah bir türlü çalışmadı.
• She wouldn't tell me where she had been.
  Nerede olduğunu bana söylemek istemedi.

Used to give advice, often after "if I were you".

• I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
  Senin yerinde olsam buna kafa yormazdım.
• I'd take an umbrella; it looks like rain.
  Ben olsam şemsiye alırdım; yağmur yağacak gibi.

Used after wish to say that you want someone or something to change.

• I wish you would stop making that noise.
  Keşke o gürültüyü yapmayı bıraksan.
• I wish it would stop raining soon.
  Keşke yağmur bir an önce dursa.