Conditional Forms: Saying "Would Do"
To talk about hypothetical situations or what someone "would do," you use the conditional mood. This is formed using the particle бы combined with the past active participle of the main verb (the -в/-л/-ла/-ло/-ли form). The particle бы typically follows the past participle or the first stressed word.
- Formation: Past active participle (-в/-л/-ла/-ло/-ли) + particle бы.
- Examples: Я читав бы (masc.) / читала бы (fem.) ту книгу (I would read that book). Вон ишов бы до кіна (He would go to the cinema). Мы робили бы то все вєдно (We would do that all together). Что бы вы хотїли? (What would you like?).