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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference

What's the difference between the following two?

I sat home as long as it rained.

I would sit home as long as it rained.

  

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zany banana 409 I sat at home as long as it rained. That could be a past habit or something that happened once in the past. zany banana 409 I would sit at home as long as it rained.

  • zany banana 409 I sat at home as long as it rained.
  • That could be a past habit or something that happened once in the past.
  • zany banana 409 I would sit at home as long as it rained.
  • That refers to a past habitual action.
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zany banana 409I sat at home as long as it rained.

That could be a past habit or something that happened once in the past.

zany banana 409

I would sit at home as long as it rained.

That refers to a past habitual action.

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