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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

When I was a child, I would love to scuba dive.
When I was a child, I would love scuba diving.
Are both sentences grammatical? Moreover, is there any difference in meaning between the sentences?
  

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Neither is correct. 1- When I was a child, I love d to scuba dive. 2- When I was a child, I love d scuba diving.

— Teechr

  • Neither is correct.
  • 1- When I was a child, I love d to scuba dive.
  • 2- When I was a child, I love d scuba diving.
  • LeGion12359 Moreover, is there any difference in meaning between the sentences?
  • No.
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Neither is correct.

1- When I was a child, I loved to scuba dive.
2- When I was a child, I loved scuba diving.
LeGion12359Moreover, is there any difference in meaning between the sentences?
No.
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teechrNeither is correct.
Why? We use 'would' for past habitual actions,right? However, the general sentence structure is different.
e.g: subject+would +object.
When I was a teenager, I would play cricket.
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LeGion12359We use 'would' for past habitual actions,right?
Yes, but not normally with past states.
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LeGion12359Are both sentences grammatical?
No. See the reply above.

We don't use 'would' to indicate a past habit when the verb is stative (love, know, etc.).

CJ

Edit: I did not see 5jj's reply when I posted this.
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CalifJimWe don't use 'would' to indicate a past habit when the verb is stative (love, know, etc.).
Oh, I see. By the way, can we use 'used to' instead of 'would? I think there is no such condition in using that.
e.g: When I was a child, I used to love scuba diving.
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