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Dilay1985 Posted 14 years ago
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Hi,

Is this sentence hypothetical or has the miniature models already ended up in the mine fields?

Growing up as a child in Afghanistan, Massoud Hassani made miniature models that would be blown by the wind. Some would end up in mine fields that he could not retrieve.
  

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It really happened in his youth. 'Would' is being used here for a past habitual practice.

  • It really happened in his youth.
  • 'Would' is being used here for a past habitual practice.
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It really happened in his youth. 'Would' is being used here for a past habitual practice.

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