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Mbm2000 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Would for past actions?
Hi,
Can "Would" be used to talk about actions that repeated in the past. I mean is it used in the same context as "used to"?
'When I was young I would do my homework every evening.'
'In the summer we would always go camping.'
thanks fo your help.
Can "Would" be used to talk about actions that repeated in the past. I mean is it used in the same context as "used to"?
'When I was young I would do my homework every evening.'
'In the summer we would always go camping.'
thanks fo your help.
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mbm2000 Can "Would" be used to talk about actions that repeated in the past. I mean is it used in the same context as "used to"? Yes, would can be used to talk about repeated actions in the past.
- mbm2000 Can "Would" be used to talk about actions that repeated in the past.
- I mean is it used in the same context as "used to"?
- Yes, would can be used to talk about repeated actions in the past.
- It cannot, however, uniformly replace used to in all of its uses.
- In particular would cannot be used for describing states in the past the way used to can.
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mbm2000Can "Would" be used to talk about actions that repeated in the past. I mean is it used in the same context as "used to"?Yes, would can be used to talk about repeated actions in the past. It cannot, however, uniformly replace used to in all of its uses. In particular would cannot be used for describing states in the past the way
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