Conditional Mood (Podmiňovací způsob)

The conditional corresponds to the English "would". It is used for hypothetical situations and polite requests.

Visual Overview

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Formation

It is formed very similarly to the Past Tense: L-participle + Conditional Auxiliary (bych).

Person	Auxiliary	Main Verb (Masc.)	Meaning
Já	bych	dělal	I would do
Ty	bys	dělal	You would do
On	by	dělal	He would do
My	bychom	dělali	We would do
Vy	byste	dělali	You would do
Oni	by	dělali	They would do

Warning: Many native speakers incorrectly say "by jsme" instead of "bychom". In formal writing, always use bychom.

Uses

1. Hypotheticals: Kdybych měl peníze, koupil bych si auto. (If I had money, I would buy a car.)
2. Polite Requests: Chtěl bych pivo. (I would like a beer.)
3. Advice: Měl bys to udělat. (You should do it - lit. "You would have to do it".)

Past Conditional

"I would have done it."

• Byl bych to udělal. (Rarely used in modern spoken Czech, usually replaced by simple conditional).