conditional-2 without condition?
I bumped into the following sentences at wikipedia:
"Capone apologized to Gallucio at Yale's request and would hire his attacker as a bodyguard in later life."
"When photographed, Capone hid the scarred left side of his face and would misrepresent his injuries as war wounds."

Could anybody explain why is it "would ..." used here? The construction of the sentences is similar to conditional-2 but I don't see any condition at the same time. Or are those author's mistakes?

Question

conditional-2 without condition?
I bumped into the following sentences at wikipedia:
"Capone apologized to Gallucio at Yale's request and would hire his attacker as a bodyguard in later life."
"When photographed, Capone hid the scarred left side of his face and would misrepresent his injuries as war wounds."

Could anybody explain why is it "would ..." used here? The construction of the sentences is similar to conditional-2 but I don't see any condition at the same time.  Or are those author's mistakes?

Answer

in those two particular sentences, "would" is not used as a conditional.  instead, it serves as an auxillary used to express intention to do something (in the future).

Answer

http://lingvo.yandex.ru/en?text=would&st_translate=on

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