Used to / would

Used to - past states/actions that don’t happen now

Would - repeated past actions

If possible, use both structures:

1. My parents …………………………………………….. when they were teenagers. (smoke)

2. I ………………………………………. very shy. (be)
3. Every summer weekend we ………………………………….. sailing. (go)
4. My mum ………………………………….. waist-length hair. (have)
5. My grandfather …………………………………. a pipe when he was in his 50s. (smoke)
6. When my brother was a student he ………………………………. to parties every Saturday. (go)
7. My grandparents …………………………………. in the countryside when they were younger. (live)
8. Tom ……………………………….. climb trees when he was a small kid. (climb)
9. I ………………………………………. as a waiter in a pizza restaurant when I was a student. (work)
10. My dad ……………………………………. a lot when he was in the rock band. (travel)
11. Eddie …………………………….. a bike to work every day when he was in his 20s. (ride)
12. My sister ……………………………….. the most handsome boy in the neighbourhood when we
were in high school. (date)
13. Mum …………………………………….. bedtime stories for us before we fell asleep. (read)
14. Mike ……………………………… overweight before he took up running. (be)
15. When we were kids, my sister and me ………………………………… tons of sweets. (eat)
16. I ……………………………………………. to classical music when I was a teenager. (not listen)
17. My uncle …………………………….. football in a school sports club in the early 1990s. (play)
18. I ……………………………… the guitar every evening when I still lived with my parents. (play)
19. Cynthia ……………………………………. such a cheerful person but after her divorce she is so
bitter. (be)
20. We …………………………………. across corn fields when we were kids. (run)

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1. My parents used to / would smoke when they were teenagers. (smoke)

2. I used to be very shy. (be)
3. Every summer weekend we used to / would go sailing. (go)
4. My mum used to have waist-length hair. (have)
5. My grandfather used to / would smoke a pipe when he was in his 50s. (smoke)
6. When my brother was a student he used to / would go to parties every Saturday. (go)
7. My grandparents used to live in the countryside when they were younger. (live)
8. Tom used to / would climb trees when he was a small kid. (climb)
9. I used to work as a waiter in a pizza restaurant when I was a student. (work)
10. My dad used to / would travel a lot when he was in the rock band. (travel)
11. Eddie used to /would ride a bike to work every day when he was in his 20s. (ride)
12. My sister used to / would date the most handsome boy in the neighbourhood when we were in high
school. (date)
13. Mum used to / would read bedtime stories for us before we fell asleep. (read)
14. Mike used to be overweight before he took up running. (be)
15. When we were kids, my sister and me used to / would eat tons of sweets. (eat)
16. I didn’t use to / wouldn’t listen to classical music when I was a teenager. (not listen)
17. My uncle used to / would play football in a school sports club in the early 1990s. (play)
18. I used to / would play the guitar every evening when I still lived with my parents. (play)
19. Cynthia used to be such a cheerful person but after her divorce she is so bitter. (be)
20. We used to /would run across corn fields when we were kids. (run)

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