0
Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I thought we['d] go into town now.

The protagonist is one of royal family members of Amber, who are half-immortal.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country.
And he is now getting out of the palace.

.......................
"She nodded and, diplomatically, changed the subject:
"I guess I came at the wrong time of year to see your famous gardens."
"Yeah, they've pretty much had it for the season," I said, "except for Benedict's Japanese garden which is kind of far out back. Perhaps we can go and have a cup of tea there one day, but I thought we'd go into town now."
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know if "would" means "would rather" here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

park sang joon I'd like to know if "would" means "would rather" here. No, it just means 'we would'.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon I'd like to know if "would" means "would rather" here.
  • No, it just means 'we would'.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
park sang joonI'd like to know if "would" means "would rather" here.
No, it just means 'we would'.
0
0
park sang joonbut I thought we'd go into town now.
~ but I thought we [would / might / could] go into town now.
~ but let's go into town now.
~ but how about if we go into town now?
~ but I suggest that we go into town now.

All of the phrasings above convey a similar general meaning.

CJ
0

Related Questions