Used to

X
Would
X
Past Simple
 They used to live in London.
I didn't use to like olives.
We would always go to the seaside for our
holidays.
But one holiday we went to the mountains instead.
HOWEVER,
We CANNOT use

WOULD
 So, if USED TO works for everything, why
use WOULD at all?

1.To use it in Formal situations, mainly in writings and literature.

2.To describe something that was repeated over a period of time
or many times.
As a child, I would walk to school every morning.
3. Native speakers use it more when speaking because it’s
shorter, which is why it’s more common to hear would than use
to.