USED TO

AND WOULD
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Definition
Definition of used to & would
Definition of Used To
Used to is a phrase that can mean
“accustomed or habituated to” or
refers to something from the past
that is no longer true. Used to can
talk about past states and are
frequently used in English grammar
as modal verb phrases.
Definition of Would
Would is (a modal verb) also
used to talk about habitual
actions in the past, but not to
talk about past states.
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Pattern
Pattern of used to and would
 Pattern of Used To
(+) Subject + used to + verb 1

Exp: James used to play football when he was a kid

(-) Subject + did + not + used to + verb 1

Exp : James didn’t used to play football when he was a kid

(?) Did + subject + used to + verb 1 + ?

Exp: Did James used to play football when he was a kid?

 Pattern of Would
(+) Subject + would + verb 1
Exp: Dad would sing to us every evening.

(-) Subject + would + not + verb 1

Exp: Dad wouldn’t sing to us every evening.

( ? ) Would + subject + verb 1 + ?

Example: Would dad sing to us every evening ?
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Function
Function of used to and
would
 Function of Used To

01. 02.

To describe an activity or a To refer to an activity or

state that happened many state that was true in the
times in the past past but is no longer true.

Exp: Gerry used to go for a run Exp: I used to like rock climbing
before breakfast. when I was younger.
 Function of Would

01. 02.
To describe a habitual past
To express a preference,
action that do not happen
opinion etc politely
now.

Exp: When he was a kid, he would Exp: I would say sorry to her and
ask his mom to accompany him to buy her a new toy.
go to the park.
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Example
Example of used to & would
 Used to Sentence Example

I used to go to the beach I used to play the piano.

every day.

Jessica used to be fat, but He used to be a pretty

now she is thin. good mechanic.

Felicia used to be the best

student in class, but now Did she used to smoke?
Lena is the best.
 Would Sentence Example

I would do more if i had

She would not let me go
more resources

I would not do that. Why would he do that?

He would start a new major

She would write more if
if his parents had enough
she had more time alone money to pay for it.
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COMPARISON
Comparison of used to &
would
COMPARISON “USED TO” AND “WOULD”
The first difference is that would should not be
used unless it has already been established that
the time frame is in the past, while used to does
not require this.This example, with used to at the
beginning, sounds natural:

I used to watch cartoons every Saturday morning

when I was very little. Now I rarely watch TV.
 COMPARISON “USED TO” AND “WOULD”

However, when used to is But if the past time

replaced with would, the frame is established
same example becomes before would appears,
awkward and would sounds fine.
ungrammatical:

I would watch cartoons every When I was little, I would

Saturday morning when I was get up and watch cartoons
very little. Now I rarely watch every Saturday morning.
TV. Now I rarely watch TV.
 COMPARISON “USED TO” AND “WOULD”
The second difference between used to and would is that
would is not used with stative verbs such as love, be,
understand, and feel. Compare these two sentences with the
stative verb love:

When I was a student, I When I was a student, I

used to love sleeping late would love sleeping late
on the weekends. (natural on weekends. (awkward
and grammatical) and ungrammatical)
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