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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Summons

I am reading Steve Jobs' biography. On page 310, the writer says, "Steve would summon the team into the boardroom...". Shouldn't it be "summons"?

  

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The verb is 'would summon' and not simply 'summon'. The sentence refers to an action that took place in the past, so it can't be 'summons'. 'Would' in this case is used to talk about a repeated event / action in the past.

— Kristii

  • The verb is 'would summon' and not simply 'summon'.
  • The sentence refers to an action that took place in the past, so it can't be 'summons'.
  • 'Would' in this case is used to talk about a repeated event / action in the past.
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The verb is 'would summon' and not simply 'summon'. The sentence refers to an action that took place in the past, so it can't be 'summons'.

'Would' in this case is used to talk about a repeated event / action in the past.

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Thank you very much, Kristii.

I looked up the word in the Oxford Dictionary, and it shows its verb form with an "s". That's why I thought it should have been "would summons". Please correct me if I am wrong.
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