Would vs. do

(1) She wouldn't let me do a lot of things.
(2) She didn't let me do a lot of things.

(2) means "She didn't allow me to do ...".
(1) can have vaious meanings depending on the context.

paco

to paco2004:
Is that so? I thought (1) is the simple subjunctive mood... and (2) is the past tense?
What various meanings do you mean?

("would" does not form a subjunctive.)

"won't" and "wouldn't" in the context you present in your original question mean "refuse(s) to" and "refused to", respectively.

Thus, "She wouldn't let me do ..." is equivalent to "She refused to let me do ...". Again, in the context shown, this has very much the same meaning as "She didn't let me do ...".

CJ

Hello,

Sorry for the interruption, but C.J are you sure that, they convey the same degree of certitude, and one more thing which is about their tenses.

Hello Guys

Example sentences
(1.) She didn't let him go.
(2.) She wouldn't let him go.

I think this (2.) can be interpreted two ways;
(a.) "She persisted not to let him go"
(b.) "It's probable she will not let him"

I feel even in the case (2.) can be interpreted like (a.) contextually, there would be some difference between (1.) an

x.mehrdad,

I'd be hard-pressed to decide which shows the greater degree of certitude. With "wouldn't" we see that the subject ("she") showed more stubbornness, shall we say, or at least more emotional involvement, in not permitting a lot of things. "didn't" is clinically and coolly objective in comparison. In either case, I assume the speaker is equally certain about what he observed

***, I am in a daze now, got to go back to my books.

Here is what I've got for 'would':

1- Wouldn't contracted form of would not
2-Used to describe the consequence of an imagined event
3-Used with have+past participle to describe a hypothetical action or event in the past
4-used in making polite request
5-used with imagine, say, think, etc to give tentative opinions
6-Used in offer or invitation
7-Used

CJ
("would" does not form a subjunctive.)
Thus, "She wouldn't let me do ..." is equivalent to "She refused to let me do ...".
You confused me.. In *all class-*** the subjunctive mood means that speaker is considering an action as suppositional/possible/desirable... And would verb is one of the subjunctive verbs... That is I want to say that

"She wouldn't let me do

(1.) She didn't let him go.
(2.) She wouldn't let him go.

A: Mom, can I go to the playground?

Mom: No, you haven't done your homework or cleaned your room.

A report of this encounter would include 'would' because as Jim said, it involves/involved a measure of emotiveness/modality. Both 1 & 2 state the same certitude.

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