0
FatimaSaboor123 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

'Would'

Everything in Prussian society was about creating Europe’s greatest fighting force, which it did in spades. This militaristic approach helped streamline everything to aid in faster modernization. These German advisors helped form Japan’s constitution, and military. It’s almost like Japan was Germany’s little brother.

But the relationship would sour.

Why is would used in the underlined sentence? What does 'would' imply here?

  

Top answer

FatimaSaboor123 Why is would used in the underlined sentence? What does 'would' imply here? would ~ was going to We know that the relationship soured because we now know the history of the times.

  • FatimaSaboor123 Why is would used in the underlined sentence?
  • What does 'would' imply here?
  • would ~ was going to We know that the relationship soured because we now know the history of the times.
  • In contrast, the people who lived at that time did not know what [would / was going to] happen next.
  • We use 'would' in these circumstances.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
FatimaSaboor123Why is would used in the underlined sentence? What does 'would' imply here?

would ~ was going to

We know that the relationship soured because we now know the history of the times. In contrast, the people who lived at that time did not know what [would / was going to] happen next. We use 'would' in these circumstances.

CJ

0

Past tense of "will" (i.e. future-in-the-past),

Related Questions