victor su
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- Chinese
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- China
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- China
I read some passages narrating past events, in which the narrator used the "would-verb" pattern instead of the past tense when it seemed to me the latter can do just fine. Is there any effect to achieve by using the "would - verb" pattern?
Examples:
1. Upon receiving no answer after several knocks, Eunice would become concerned and ......
2. Later, Monroe's corpse would be transferred to the county morgue, where .......
Thank you.
Examples:
1. Upon receiving no answer after several knocks, Eunice would become concerned and ......
2. Later, Monroe's corpse would be transferred to the county morgue, where .......
Thank you.