Did or would What is the difference between the sentences 'why did you do that?' and 'why would you do that?'. I hear the second a lot, but I don't know when it is used, or why.

Márk

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If you already did it, I would ask "Why did you do that?" If you haven't done it yet, I would ask "Why would you do that?"

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