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Structure would Why do we use "would" in "My dog wouldn't let us catch him" for a past event that happened only once?

Look at this sentence, please

My dog didn't let us catch him

My dog didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advanceexplanation.

Structure would

Look at this sentence, please

My dog didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advance.

Why do we use "would" in "My dog wouldn't let us catch him" for a past event that happened only once?

Look at this sentence, please

My dog didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explanation.

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Look at this sentence, please

My doddog didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advance.

Look at this sentence, please

My dod didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advance.

Look at this sentence, please

My dog didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advance.

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Structure would

Look at this sentence, please

My dod didn't let us catch him

I do understand that sentence but some people would say it like that

My dog wouldn't let us catch him

Why is that? Why do we use would here? It's something what happens only once and in the past. Please, provide some explantion. Thanks in advance.