4. Consider this passage from Brian’s Hunt:
The Inuit would put a small piece of feather over the hole and stand with bone harpoon ready and when the seal came into the hole the air pushing ahead of its body would ruffle the feather and the hunter would lunge with the harpoon and bury the barbed head in the back of the seal.
Why do three different verb forms in this passage occur with “would”? What does the use of “would” convey here?
Origin answer:
It describes the ways that the Inuit usually do because it means “possible” but not they must do that.
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