" 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 hold the air pushing ahead of its body would ruffle the feather and the hunter would lunge with harpoon and bury the barded head in the back of the seal."
Original:
The three different verb forms in this passage because it show that they would do it. It is showing that the Inuit would do all these things if they were there. The verb " would" is convey that it would happens if they do it.
Revision:
The three different verb forms in this passage because it show that they would do it. It is showing that the Inuit would do all these things if they were there. The verb " would" is convey of something that Inuit it going to do. The three verb forms is " would put, would ruffle, would lunge." It is follow by the action verb. It is telling us what is going to happens next.
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The verb “would” in this situation expresses what happened in the past. Yes this verb conveys here because the whole sentence is in the past.
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