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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Using would to discuss the past
Many times now have I heard native speakers use would to talk about the past...
When I was a child, my father and I would go swimming in the lake next to our house.
I wanot to know if this is correct.
When I was a child, my father and I would go swimming in the lake next to our house.
I wanot to know if this is correct.
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I wanot would like to know if this is correct. 'Would' is used to describe a habit in the past.
- I wanot would like to know if this is correct.
- 'Would' is used to describe a habit in the past.
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AnonymousMany times now have I heard native speakers use would to talk about the past...When I was a child, my father and I would go swimming in the lake next to our house.I'Would' is used to describe a habit in the past.wanotwould like to know if this is correct.
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I think I understand but I expect there to be an 'if' in the sentence.
My father and I would go swimming in the lake near our house if the weather was warm and sunny.
Is this correct?
maybe you can explain further.
My father and I would go swimming in the lake near our house if the weather was warm and sunny.
Is this correct?
maybe you can explain further.
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The use of 'if' introduces a condition that needed to be fulfilled in order for the swimming to take place.
Without 'if' it is simply a description of a repeated event in the past.
We would go swimming in the lake = we used to go swimming in the lake.
Without 'if' it is simply a description of a repeated event in the past.
We would go swimming in the lake = we used to go swimming in the lake.
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