Is this english sentence right ?

Question

She felt stifled. "If I gave my opinion about the business to the owners, they didn't want to hear from me," she says.

Why is the second part of what she says have "didn't" instead of "wouldn't" ??

What grammar part are we talking about in here ?

Answer 1

The first part of the sentence can imply either a past OR future action.

Another way to say it as a past action is: I gave my opinion but...

Another way to say it as a future possibility is: If I were to give...

In the second part, if you use the word "didn't," that implies a past action; it already happened.

If you use "wouldn't," it implies a future action; it's something that might/could happen.

Answer 2

should be "didn't want to listen to me"

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why did, not would?... because it's real condition, past tense, what confuses you is "if"... put "when" there and you will see the structure clearer...

:)

and it must be "she said"

if i were a writer i would make it like:

"The owners were deaf to any of my business suggestions," -- she sobbed.

:P