Idionatic use of 'would '
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Chris
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12/05/18
Hi Hugh, yes, I agree. -- Chris.
Cécile
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14/05/18
Hi Hugh,
Yes indeed, the use of 'would' in English for something you habitually used to do is translated in French by the 'imparfait'.
Hope this helps!
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Hugh
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12 May 2018
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Idionatic use of 'would '
Presumably one could translate into English using 'would': Eg 'We would go and see our grandmother on Sunday' carries the same sense of a repeated action that the imperfect does.
This relates to:
Avoir l'habitude = To be in the habit of, to tend to -