When I was a kid my father always read me books before bed.

[Ebrahim.9411]

Do these three sentences have the same meaning? If not, what's the difference?

1. When I was a kid my father always read me books before bed.
2. When I was a kid my father would read me books before bed.
3. When I was a kid my father would always read me books before bed.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[emsr2d2]

#1 and #3 mean much the same as each other. #2 has lost the idea of "always" so it just suggests he did it sometimes, not every night.

You need a comma after "kid" in all three. Also, he probably only read to you from one book each night so I'd say "read me a book" or just "read to me".

 

[Ebrahim.9411]

#1 and #3 mean much the same as each other. #2 has lost the idea of "always" so it just suggests he did it sometimes, not every night.

You need a comma after "kid" in all three. Also, he probably only read to you from one book each night so I'd say "read me a book" or just "read to me".

Thanks. Was really helpful.I learned more than I expected.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks. Your response was really helpful. space after a full stop I learned more than I expected.

Note my changes above. In future, there is no need to write a new post to thank anyone. Simply add the "Thank" icon, found by hovering your cursor over the "Like" button.

 

[Rover_KE]

Ebrahim, please note that I've changed your thread title.

Titles must contain some or all of the words/phrases you are asking about.