We can talk about past habits, actions or states with Simple Past or used to.

I went/used to go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young. I ate/used to eat a lot of sweets in the past but Im on a diet now. She was/used to be a doctor before she got married and move to Australia.

We can also talk about past habits and actions with would too. We cannot use would to talk about past states. I went/used to go/would go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young. I ate/used to eat/would eat a lot of sweets in the past but Im on a diet now. BUT: She would be a doctor before she got married and move to Australia.

Choose the correct answer:

1. We __________ go for a walk every morning when we were little. A. used to B. would C. both A and B

2. Dad ___________ a good student. A. was B. used to was C. would be

3. I _______________ ice cream when I was a baby. A. didnt like B. didnt used to like C. both A and B

4. My sister and I ____________ to the cinema on Saturdays and have an Ice- cream afterwards. A. used to gone B. would always go C. did go

5. Before I moved to Paris, I _________________ in Scotland. A. used to live B. would live C. both A and B