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Used to and Would - Grammar

Explanation and Exercises


Grammar Explanation

1. "Used to"
"Used to" is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true. It can be used for
both actions (habits) and states (situations or feelings).

 Form:

 Affirmative: Subject + used to + base verb

 Example: She used to go to the gym every day.

 Negative: Subject + didn't use to + base verb

 Example: He didn't use to like vegetables.

 Question: Did + subject + use to + base verb?

 Example: Did you use to live in New York?

2. "Would"
"Would" is also used to talk about repeated actions or habits in the past. However, it is not
used for past states or situations, only for actions.

 Form:

 Affirmative: Subject + would + base verb

 Example: When I was a child, I would play in the park every evening.

 Negative/Questions: It is less common to use "would" in the negative or interrogative


for past habits; instead, "used to" is preferred.

Examples
Used to:

 I used to eat a lot of sweets when I was a child. (Habit)


 She used to be very shy. (State)

Would:
 Every summer, we would visit our grandparents in the countryside. (Habit)
 On weekends, he would always go fishing with his father. (Habit)

Questions
1. Used to:

 What did you use to do during your summer holidays?


 Did you use to have a pet when you were younger?
 How often did you use to visit your grandparents?

2. Would:

 When you were a child, what would you do on Sundays?


 Would you go on trips often when you were a teenager?
 What would your family do for fun when you were young?

Reading Exercise
Choose between "used to" or "would":

When I was a child, I ______ (used to / would) spend all my weekends at my grandparents'
house. My grandmother ______ (used to / would) make the best apple pies, and I ______ (used
to / would) help her in the kitchen. My grandfather ______ (used to / would) take me fishing
early in the morning, and we ______ (used to / would) spend hours by the lake. Those were
the best days of my childhood, and I ______ (used to / would) look forward to them every
week. I ______ (used to / would) miss those days so much now that I'm older.

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