USED TO/WOULD

Used to would

Index

1. Used to vs. Would: usage

2. Used to: structure

3. Would: structure in aff. setnences

4. Online exercise: Used to or would?

5. Online exercise: used to or would?

6. Online exercise: used to or would?

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7. Online exercise: Used to

Index

1. Used to vs. Would: usage

2. Used to: structure

3. Would: structure in aff. setnences

4. Online exercise: Used to or would?

5. Online exercise: used to or would?

6. Online exercise: used to or would?

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7. Online exercise: Used to

WOULD

USED TO

We use it in order to talk about:1. past states (to have, to be, to feel, to love, to live, etc.) I used to have blonde hair when I was young 2. Past actions that were repeated in the past and don’t happen anymore in the present. I used to visit my cousins every weekend when I was 7. * We use 'used to' in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

We use it to talk about:1. repeated actions in the past that don’t happen anymore in the present. I would visit my cousins every weekend when I was 7. * We use 'would' in affirmative sentences.

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USED TO: STRUCTURE

(-) Negative sentences

Subject + didn't use to+ infinitive I didn’t use to read many books when I was younger.

(+) Affirmative sentences

(?) Interrogative sentences

Subject+ used to+ infinitive I used to be shy when I was little

Did + subject+ use to+ infinitive? Did you use to go to the park every day after school?

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would: structure in affirmative sentences

Subject+ would+ infinitive We would walk to school when we were seven years old.

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