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Englishlearner123 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Would be seated /seated ( to indicate past incedent)
Hi ,
In newspaper I was reading an Interview of a cine actor he mentioned " I would be seated on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people would come and fall at my feet" . I got a doubt he could have mentioned simply "I seated/sat on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people came and fall at my feet" as he was narrating the past incedent .
Now could you please tell me the usage difference of the below sentences - both are telling about the past incedent
a) I would be seated on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people would come and fall at my feet .
b )I seated/sat on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people came and fall at my feet.
I would appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance
daniel
In newspaper I was reading an Interview of a cine actor he mentioned " I would be seated on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people would come and fall at my feet" . I got a doubt he could have mentioned simply "I seated/sat on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people came and fall at my feet" as he was narrating the past incedent .
Now could you please tell me the usage difference of the below sentences - both are telling about the past incedent
a) I would be seated on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people would come and fall at my feet .
b )I seated/sat on the banks of the ganga ready for shoot and people came and fall at my feet.
I would appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance
daniel
Top answer
if you use simple past, it describes only a single incident. What you're looking for is a sort of conditional: If I were to sit, this would happen / whenever I would sit, this would happen It's something like a continuous tense situation : I was sitting, and this was happening. But in fact, it only happened when this certain condition obtained.
- if you use simple past, it describes only a single incident.
- What you're looking for is a sort of conditional: If I were to sit, this would happen / whenever I would sit, this would happen It's something like a continuous tense situation : I was sitting, and this was happening.
- But in fact, it only happened when this certain condition obtained.
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if you use simple past, it describes only a single incident.
What you're looking for is a sort of conditional: If I were to sit, this would happen / whenever I would sit, this would happen
It's something like a continuous tense situation : I was sitting, and this was happening. But in fact, it only happened when this certain condition obtained.
What you're looking for is a sort of conditional: If I were to sit, this would happen / whenever I would sit, this would happen
It's something like a continuous tense situation : I was sitting, and this was happening. But in fact, it only happened when this certain condition obtained.
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I would be seated on the banks ... and ...
I would be sitting on the banks ... and ...
I would sit on the banks ... and ...
I was seated on the banks ... and ...
I was sitting on the banks ... and ...
Iseated / sat on the banks ... and ...
There is little difference between these. (You need a form of be b
I would be sitting on the banks ... and ...
I would sit on the banks ... and ...
I was seated on the banks ... and ...
I was sitting on the banks ... and ...
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There is little difference between these. (You need a form of be b
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