Recherche parmi différents professeurs en Anglais…
Pelin
Can I use these interchangeably? I tried calling you, but you didn't answer the phone. I tried calling you, but you wouldn't answer the phone
21 mars 2017 16:36
Réponses · 2
Not quite. The second one makes it sound like the person receiving the phone call might have been ignoring it on purpose. In other words, they could have answered the phone, but decided not to.
21 mars 2017
Not really. The second one implies an intentionality that isn't present in the first one. I tried calling you, but you *didn't* answer the phone. - Just factual information. The person may not have heard it ring, or he couldn't answer at the time, or he intentionally ignored it. I tried calling you, but you *wouldn't* answer the phone - Implies willful intention/decision *not* to answer the phone.
21 mars 2017
Vous n'avez pas encore trouvé vos réponses ?
Écrivez vos questions et profitez de l'aide des locuteurs natifs !

Ne manquez pas cette occasion d'apprendre une langue depuis chez vous. Découvrez notre sélection de professeurs de langues expérimentés et inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à votre premier cours !