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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Please help.

Are these sentences correct?
A: she is so funny to be called an actress.
B: I would be a student of the month.( 'would' meaning repeated actions in the past)
  

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Anonymous Are these sentences correct? No. A: I do not understand what you mean.

  • Anonymous Are these sentences correct?
  • No.
  • A: I do not understand what you mean.
  • Please explain more.
  • B: That is not correct use of the 'would' of past habit.
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AnonymousAre these sentences correct?
No.

A: I do not understand what you mean. Please explain more.
B: That is not correct use of the 'would' of past habit. I used to be student of the month every month.
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Wha tif I say, 'I would be a student of the month ever time. Is it still incorrect?

the first sentence means she behavior and personality don't look like she is an actress. What's the correct sentence?
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She looks too funny to be called an actress.

"Student of the Month" is some academic recognition.

I would like to be the student of the month.
If I studied harder, I would be a student of the month.
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correction, it's 'every time' in the sentence.
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Alpheccastars Mam, I was trying to use 'would' with the mean of past habit. Is it correct with the meaning? I would be student of the month every month When I was in high school.
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Anonymous Is it correct with the meaning? I would be student of the month every month When I was in high school.
No. Past habit normally indicates a volitional activity, I think; in any case, it sounds wrong. Use 'used to be', as I said.
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Anonymousmeaning of past habit
Habit means some action. "Be" has no action.
My present day habits:
1. I wake up at 6:00 am.
2. I get dressed.
3. I eat Cherios with milk for breakfast.
4. I walk to the bus stop.
etc.

So 20 years in the future, I can say:
I would get up at 6:00 am, get dressed, e
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So you mean we can't use 'would' in the past with the meaning of past habit with non continuous such as am, are, was, were, is, has been, had, prefer, like, love, want, need, appear, seem, possess, think, believe, consider, own, look, smell, and feel, right?
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AnonymousSo you mean we can't use 'would' in the past with the meaning of past habit with non continuous such as am, are, was, were, is, has been, had, prefer, like, love, want, need, appear, seem, possess, think, believe, consider, own, look, smell, and feel, right?
Well since we are talking about "would" + bare infinitive in the past, we can rule out am, are

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