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Candy Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Would

"While I was in my apartment for three months my friends would come over and deliver food."

Why is an auxiliary verb "would" used here?
This person was making a speech about his past, and the sentence was not in direct.
Does this auxiliary verb in this sentence have a special meaning?????

Many thanks for your help.
  

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"Would" is commonly used like this to describe a habit occuring in the past. com gives us: "3 -- used in auxiliary function to express custom or habitual action "

— Ryan smith

  • "Would" is commonly used like this to describe a habit occuring in the past.
  • com gives us: "3 -- used in auxiliary function to express custom or habitual action "
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"Would" is commonly used like this to describe a habit occuring in the past.

www.m-w.com gives us:

"3 -- used in auxiliary function to express custom or habitual action "
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Thanks Ryan, I looked it up on the Internet.

I often get confused about the way how to use these auxiliary verbs like this!
Would, should, may......!!
I SHOULD learn a lot.
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