Learn English – It seemed it’s gonna take forever

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Let's say you are storytelling your BBQ purchase which you had wasted so much time waiting in line. And you say:

1) Sometimes the line would move fast, like when a bunch of meat was cooked, but other times, it just seemed to take forever.

In comparison with:

2) Sometimes the line would move fast, like when a bunch of meat was cooked, but other times, it just seemed it would take forever.

Is the second sentence grammatical? And synonymous with #1?

Best Answer

Both are fine. The first simply relates an interminable experience. For example:

It seemed to take forever to get past the border checkpoint, but on the other side traffic opened up and they made good time driving to their destination.

Adding "would" can suggest the expectation was different from the result:

It seemed it would take forever to get to the front of the line, but then several more registers opened and we got out with our purchases in a matter of minutes.

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