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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Which is correct?
"When guests would come over to our house for dinner, I would offer to take their coats even though I couldn't hang them up by myself."
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"When guests came over to our house for dinner, I offered to take their coats even though I couldn't hang them up by myself."
"When guests would come over to our house for dinner, I would offer to take their coats even though I couldn't hang them up by myself."
Or
"When guests came over to our house for dinner, I offered to take their coats even though I couldn't hang them up by myself."
Top answer
The second tells of a single past situation -- or a habitual situation (where "used to" could be implied). "Would" is used by many with the same understanding of habitual action. I try to keep that structure away from beginning students so they don't confuse it with the conditional use of "would".
- The second tells of a single past situation -- or a habitual situation (where "used to" could be implied).
- "Would" is used by many with the same understanding of habitual action.
- I try to keep that structure away from beginning students so they don't confuse it with the conditional use of "would".
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The second tells of a single past situation -- or a habitual situation (where "used to" could be implied). "Would" is used by many with the same understanding of habitual action. I try to keep that structure away from beginning students so they don't confuse it with the conditional use of "would".
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