Idionatic use of 'would '
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Hugh O.Kwiziq community member
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 question relates to:French lesson "Avoir l'habitude de = To be in the habit of, to tend to (French Expressions with avoir)"
Asked 7 years ago
Hi Hugh,
Yes indeed, the use of 'would' in English for something you habitually used to do is translated in French by the 'imparfait'.
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Hugh O. asked:
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.
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