USED TO AND

WOULD
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I USED TO PLAY I DIDN’T USE TO DID YOU USE TO
M FOOTBALL WHEN PLAY FOOTBALL PLAY FOOTBALL
I WAS AT THE WHEN I WAS AT WHEN YOU WERE
E SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL. AT THE SCHOOL?

M
B I WOULD PLAY I WOULDN’T PLAY
E FOOTBALL WHEN
I WAS AT THE
FOOTBALL WHEN I
WAS AT THE
R SCHOOL. SCHOOL.
 USAGE
“Used to” and “would” are used to talk about habital
situations in the past.

• I used to live in the countryside.

• I would help my parents feeding the animals every

morning.
 USAGE
“Would” is not common in questions with this use.

“Used to” is also used to talk about habitual states

in the past.
We don’t use “would” to talk about states.

 I WOULD HAVE SHORT HAIR.

 I USED TO HAVE SHORT HAIR.