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Goat Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Would-meaning please

Hi everybody,

1) Despite the heat, he wouldn't take his coat off.

2) What is the tense of 'would' in the above sentence?

3) Could you please write its (#1) equivalent sentence so that I can better understand, please?

Thank you
  

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Hi, In this case the wouldn't (would not) is past tense. If it was present tense it would be: Despite the heat, he won't take his coat off. ) The meaning of the sentence is as follows: Although it was very hot, he did not take off his coat or Although it was very hot, he continued wearing coat.

— Free_spirit

  • Hi, In this case the wouldn't (would not) is past tense.
  • If it was present tense it would be: Despite the heat, he won't take his coat off.
  • ) The meaning of the sentence is as follows: Although it was very hot, he did not take off his coat or Although it was very hot, he continued wearing coat.
  • There are many ways you could write it.
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Hi,

In this case the wouldn't (would not) is past tense. If it was present tense it would be:

Despite the heat, he won't take his coat off.
(Despite the heat, he will not take his coat off.)

The meaning of the sentence is as follows:

Although it was very hot, he did not take off his coat

or

Although it was very hot, he continued wearing co
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Thanks for explaining me. Thanks very much for your time and help, free_spirit
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goat1) Despite the heat, he wouldn't take his coat off.
2) What is the tense of 'would' in the above sentence?
3) Could you please write its (#1) equivalent sentence so that I can better understand, please?
I see this as the won't (present) and wouldn't (past) of refusal.

Despite the heat, he won't take his coat off.
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Thanks for explaining me. Thanks very much for your time and help, CJ
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