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- The verbs "used to" and "would"
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The verbs "used to" and "would"
There are two different ways to talk about past habits. You can use "used to" or "would" to describe actions that you did repeatedly in the past.
I used to walk to school.
I would walk to school.
We can use "used to," but not "would," to talk about past situations (not repeated actions).
I used to live in Paris.
(Living somewhere is a long-term situation not an action that you do repeatedly.)
Select "used to" or "would" for the following situations. In some there is more than one correct answer (for repeated actions both are correct).
Rewrite the following sentences with "would" if you can (if they are repeated action). If you can't use "would" (it's a situation, not a repeated action), leave the space blank.
I used to exercise every day.
I used to hate coffee when I was little.
(In the example above I left the space blank because it's a situation, not a repeated action. I can't change it to "would.")
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