SHE USED TO BE BEAUTIFUL

An action that occurred very often in the past.

When I was a child, I

used to play football.
An action that occurred very often in the past.

When he was little, he

used to eat lots of candies.
A state that occurred very often in the past.

Years ago, I used to be

afraid of ghosts
Use used to to talk about habitual states or actions in
the past.

I used to be a good boy.

I used to play with my toys.
The negative of used to is didn’t use to.

I didn’t use to play tennis.

The question form of used to is
Did… use to?

Did you use to play tennis?

Use would to talk about habitual actions in the past.
We don’t use would to talk about states.
I would be a good boy.
I would play with my toys.
Used to and would can both be used to talk about
habitual actions in the past.
I used to live in the countryside.
I would go for long walks.
We don’t usually use would in questions about the
past.

Would you use to play tennis?

 ACTION STATE
I used to play I used to be
USED TO
with my toys. a good boy.

I would play I would be

WOULD
with my toys. a good boy.