Ich möchte es Ihnen nicht sagen.

Sentence Discussions German
#1
English Translation

I would not like to tell you.

The translation here is misleading. The verb is not in the present tense.

#2

You’re right.

Depending on whether you translate German to English or vice versa …

… the translation for “Ich möchte es Ihnen nicht sagen.” should be

I don’t want to tell you.

… the translation for (If I were him,) “I would not like to tell you.” should be

Es würde mir nicht gefallen, es dir zu sagen. (wenn ich er wäre.)