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 Used to / Would

There are 10 questions in this quiz. Read the grammar explanation below. Answer the questions.
1. Which sentence is NOT correct?

We would go swimming every Friday.

My grandmother would have long, fair hair.
We would go to the zoo every summer.

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Used to / Would
Use:

We say Used to to talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now.

There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.

My grandmother used to have beautiful blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.

You can say used to to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions
(things that happened several times).

I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)

I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)

Write adverbs before used to.

I always used to cycle to school.
I never used to eat vegetables.

You can use Would in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not
true now.

When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.

Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
There would be a park here. => There used to be a park here.

Write adverbs after would.

I would always talk to my grandma when I had a problem.

Form:

used to
didn’t use to / never used to
I / You / He / She / It / They / We verb (infinitive)
 would
wouldn’t

Questions

use to + verb (infinitive)

Did
you / he / she / it / they
Would verb (infinitive)

Common Mistakes:
Many students confuse used to do and be used to doing. This is another phrase. It means ‘be familiar with
doing something’.
I am used to live near here. => I used to live near here.

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