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USF Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
would / did
A: (Break something)
B: Dude! Why would you do that?!
In there, if I were B, I would have said "Dude! Why did you do that?"
Could you please explain why B used 'would'?
B: Dude! Why would you do that?!
In there, if I were B, I would have said "Dude! Why did you do that?"
Could you please explain why B used 'would'?
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Dude! Why would you do that?! - Roughly translated - Why did you chose to do that?
- Dude!
- Why would you do that?!
- - Roughly translated - Why did you chose to do that?
- The speaker knows that B made a deliberate act.
- It was no accident.
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Dude! Why would you do that?! -
Roughly translated - Why did you chose to do that?
The speaker knows that B made a deliberate act. It was no accident. B wanted to hurt or upset A..
"Dude! Why did you do that?"
Possible answer: It was an accident. My Gucci bag accident
Roughly translated - Why did you chose to do that?
The speaker knows that B made a deliberate act. It was no accident. B wanted to hurt or upset A..
"Dude! Why did you do that?"
Possible answer: It was an accident. My Gucci bag accident
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars. But how 'would' in here is used to refer to past? I mean grammatically.
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