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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
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Please help here

Here is the context,

Whenever he came to you your house, you would fight him. Why would you do that?

Is the use of 'would' in the question correct and also does 'would' in the question mean 'why you fought him repeatedly', right?
  

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tenjing Is the use of 'would' in the question correct Yes. tenjing does 'would' in the question mean 'why you fought him repeatedly No, but the first 'would' does.

— Mister Micawber

  • tenjing Is the use of 'would' in the question correct Yes.
  • tenjing does 'would' in the question mean 'why you fought him repeatedly No, but the first 'would' does.
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tenjingIs the use of 'would' in the question correct
Yes.
tenjingdoes 'would' in the question mean 'why you fought him repeatedly
No, but the first 'would' does.
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So, what does 'would' mean in the question?
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Maybe one of these:

a. used for showing what someone expected, intended, promised, etc. when they were thinking or talking about the future.
James said he would never forgive her.
Most analysts expected that there would be a change in policy.
"Our plan isn't going to work." "I never thought it would."

b.used for talking about something t
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My feeling is that it has one of two possible meanings.

1. Why did you use to do that?

2. What reason could there be for this (strange) action?

We can use 'why would you do that' for an action in any time:

A; I am going to try to find a job in Greenland. B: Why would you do that?
A: I swallow two slugs every morning. B: Why would you
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[would] can be used to mean [used to] - like the imperfect for repeated or habitual actions:

We would go to my grandma's s house every weekend
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Thank you all. So, 'why would you do that' could also mean 'why did you used to do that' in the question above, right?
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