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24 Jan 2015
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What's the past tense of "You wouldn't listen to me!"?
What's the past tense of "You wouldn't listen to me!"?
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"You didn't listen to me!" ?
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"Wouldn't" is already past tense
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Well then, how would you distinguish if it's being talked about now or yeatersay?
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You can tell by looking at the context and what is being said
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Btw, "wouldn't" is not the same as "didn't". Similar meaning, but not the same.
"Didn't" is simply saying the person did not do something. "Wouldn't" implies that the person refused to do it
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