_pineapple_  +  720372 Thu, 07 May 09 04:35 PM I'm very confused about these two phrases... Whenever I'd ask him a question about the grass, he'd look at me as if I was a genius. Whenever I asked him a question about the grass, he looked at me as if I was a genius. My first instinct is to say that they're both correct, but are used differently, but my peers on a Swedish forum insist that the first sentence is grammatically incorrect because of the use of would ('d). So, I need some help understanding this. Why is the first sentence incorrect? If it's not, then why is that? What's the difference between them?  (: _pineapple_ Joined on Thu, May 7 2009 New Member 02 Grammar, Difference Between, Sentences, Plants, Languages

	Mike in Japan  +  720379 Thu, 07 May 09 05:00 PM Lol... in my opinion, the former pertains more toward habitual behavior - which I think is probably what the writer had in mind. Unfortunately my dreaded reference books are in another location right now. Perhaps someone better versed in grammar rules would like to step up to the question. :-) Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside References, Business, Career

	_pineapple_  +  720387 Thu, 07 May 09 05:29 PM Yeah, that's what I thought too, but I need to be able to explain it down to the core - I want to prove that I'm right, or really understand why I'm wrong... But thanks, though :D _pineapple_

	Mike in Japan  +  720390 Thu, 07 May 09 05:36 PM There's never a prescriptivist around when one would need it. :-) "would" is, perhaps, one of the trickiest words in English. Anyway, with a bit of luck someone else can give you an authoritative answer soon. Cheers :-) Mike in Japan Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages