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Kind Leec Posted 4 years ago
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Which usage of 'would' is it here?

Which usage of 'would' is it here in the sentence "But there would be no victor"?


It's from the trailer of the new game called Elden Ring(https://youtu.be/K_03kFqWfqs)

"The conqueror of the stars, General Radahn and the Blade of Miquella, Malenia the Severed.
These two were the mightiest to remain, and locked horns in combat.
But there would be no victor.

And so, we inhabit a fractured world, awaiting the arrival of the Elden Lord."


I looked it up in the dictionary and narrowed its usages down to these three.

1. used to indicate what someone said or thought about what was going to happen or be done
-She said (that) she would help me with my project.

2. used to talk about something that always or often happened in the past
-When my friend still lived here, we would eat lunch together every day.

3. used to talk about what someone was willing to do or what something was able to do:
-The car wouldn't start this morning.

  

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kind Leec Which usage of 'would' is it here in the sentence "But there would be no victor"? It is simply the past form of "will". "

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kind LeecWhich usage of 'would' is it here in the sentence "But there would be no victor"?

It is simply the past form of "will". If they were fighting now, you would say "There will be no victor." Since they were fighting in the past, it has to be "There would be no victor."

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kind Leec"The conqueror of the stars, General Radahn and the Blade of Miquella, Malenia the Severed.These two were the mightiest to remain, and locked horns in combat.But there would be no victor.

I'm not sure, but in

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kind LeecWhich usage of 'would' is it here

Usage 1.

Future of the past.

Compare:

There will be no victor. Future of the present. Like "There is not going to be a victor".

There would be no victor. Future of the past. Like "There was not going to be a victor".

CJ

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