Used To and Would — Past Habits — English 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Used To and Would — Past Habits

Used to and would are used to talk about past habits and states that are no longer true.

Used to (for habits and states)

• Affirmative: I used to play football every weekend. (I don’t anymore)
• Negative: I didn’t use to like vegetables. (Now I do)
• Question: Did you use to live in Algiers?

Would (for habits only — not states)

• Every summer, we would go to the beach.
• She would always help her mother in the kitchen.

Difference between Used to and Would

• Used to can describe both habits and states: I used to have a dog. (state) ✓
• Would can only describe habits (actions): I would have a dog. ✗

Exercises

1. Complete: I ___ (live) in the countryside when I was young.
2. Rewrite using used to: When I was 10, I played with dolls every day.
3. Write 3 sentences about past habits using used to and would.

📍 دروس مشابهة

• Français — Les Articles Définis, Indéfinis et Partitifs — Grammaire — 2ème Année
• Français — Le Résumé de Texte — Méthode — 2ème Année Moyenne
• المفعول لأجله في اللغة العربية — تعريفه وشروطه وإعرابه مع أمثلة وتمارين محلولة —