WOULD in the past sentence
Hello,
could you please help me to understand why the word WOULD is used in this sentence?:
I was sad because she wouldn´t invite me to her party last week.
I know that would is also used in the past sentences to express the futur (so it remplaces WILL) but in this case since there is mentioned LAST WEEK I would say that sentence like this: I was sad because she didn´t invite me to her party last week.
Many thanks in advance for your advice.
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lucluc I was sad because she wouldn´t invite me to her party last week. "wouldn't" is stronger than "didn't". "would", when negated , can mean something close to "refused to".
- lucluc I was sad because she wouldn´t invite me to her party last week.
- "wouldn't" is stronger than "didn't".
- "would", when negated , can mean something close to "refused to".
- She refused to invite me.
- / She absolutely did not want me at her party.
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luclucI was sad because she wouldn´t invite me to her party last week.
"wouldn't" is stronger than "didn't".
"would", when negated, can mean something close to "refused to".
She refused to invite me. / She absolutely did not want me at her party.
CJ
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