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00I am pretty certain that the modal 'would' could be used to talk about an event in the past and present and future. Are the following taking thing to the past and talking about things that happened in the past and with no sense of present and future?02br
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00(recollecting on what happpened in his college days)02br
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00When I served as minister in college, I 01u00would02u00 iron my shirt in Michael's room... The next morning, he 01u00would02u00 sit on the front row 0-
  

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02br 02br 00>>>When I served as minister in college, I 01u 00would02u 00 iron my shirt in Michael's room... The next morning, he 01u 00would02u 00 sit on the front row <<<02br 02br 00“Would” is clearly used as a modal in past voice. Paul asked me this morning if 00I would00 go fishing with him this weekend.

  • 02br 02br 00>>>When I served as minister in college, I 01u 00would02u 00 iron my shirt in Michael's room...
  • The next morning, he 01u 00would02u 00 sit on the front row <<<02br 02br 00“Would” is clearly used as a modal in past voice.
  • Paul asked me this morning if 00I would00 go fishing with him this weekend.
  • 00 00I told him “00I would love00 to only if I get my taxes done before then”.
  • 00 00I told him that I would call him Friday night.
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0This is my take.02br
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00>>>When I served as minister in college, I 01u00would02u00 iron my shirt in Michael's room... The next morning, he 01u00would02u00 sit on the front row <<<02br
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00“Would” is clearly used as a modal in past voice. 00 00As you suggested, “would” also can

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