[identity profile] thevoiceofnick.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] learn_russian
What exactly is the difference between хочу and хотел?

I have some tapes and they don't really explain when you use either one.

Date: 2004-09-17 01:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] noser.livejournal.com
You can't say "Я бы хочу". Past tense is fixed in this expression. бы and был are not interchangeable.

Date: 2004-09-17 01:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] superslayer18.livejournal.com
can't you use by hochu since they are both in present tense? Or Byl hotel since they are both in past?

Date: 2004-09-17 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] noser.livejournal.com
No, no. Бы is just a particle that puts the verb into subjunctive mood. Check this out:

http://masterrussian.com/aa042700a.shtml

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