Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

The parents would give me a lot of money for watching DVDs and eating snacks. When I was even younger, I liked it when my babysitter came round. She would always play games with us and let us stay up late. She would send us to bed just before my parents came home.
* babysitter = 아이를 봐 주는 사람/ stay up late = 늦게까지 자지 않고 있다/ send sb to bed = ~를 재우다
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* "would"와 관련 표현 *
조동사 "would"는 "used to 부정사"와 유사하게 "~하곤 했다(과거에 자주 있었던 일)"의 의미로 사용된다.
"used to 부정사"가 상대적으로 규칙적인 행동을 표현한다면 "would + 동사의 원형"은 규칙적이진 않지만
"행위자의 성향이 ~해서 ~하곤 했다"를 표현한다.

He would always be the first to offer to help. (그는 항상 먼저 도움을 제의하곤 했다.)
When my parents were away, my grandmother would take care of me. (~ 할머니께서 나를 돌봐 주시곤 했다.)