'Use to' versus 'Would'

Dionysus · 13-07-2009, 17:30

I'm beating a bit of the Béarla into the chislers for the summer and they put a question to me today: why is it correct to say 'would' when talking about things in the continuous past tense rather than in the conditional?

For instance, 'When we were young our uncle would visit us every week'. That sounds fine to my Hiberno-English ear, but how do I explain it to them?

Dionysus · 14-07-2009, 14:35

Hi Dionysus, here's your answer:

http://sjenglishclub.blogspot.com/20...-vs-would.html

Thanks, lads. I'd be lost without you!

loobylou · 01-08-2009, 17:11

Delighted to be of help!

13-07-2009, 17:30	#1
Dionysus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 307 Adverts \| Friends	'Use to' versus 'Would' I'm beating a bit of the Béarla into the chislers for the summer and they put a question to me today: why is it correct to say 'would' when talking about things in the continuous past tense rather than in the conditional? For instance, 'When we were young our uncle would visit us every week'. That sounds fine to my Hiberno-English ear, but how do I explain it to them?

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14-07-2009, 14:35	#2
Dionysus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 307 Adverts \| Friends	Hi Dionysus, here's your answer: http://sjenglishclub.blogspot.com/20...-vs-would.html Thanks, lads. I'd be lost without you!

01-08-2009, 17:11	#3
loobylou Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 341 Adverts \| Friends	Delighted to be of help!