اللغة الإنجليزية — Past Habits: Used to and Would — 2ثانوي — شعبة آداب وفلسفة — بكالوريا — Algerian Curriculum

Past Habits: Used to and Would

Used to

For past habits and states that are no longer true. Structure: used to + base verb. Ex: I used to play football every weekend. Negative: didn’t use to. Question: Did you use to…?

Would

For repeated past actions (not states). Structure: would + base verb. Ex: Every summer, we would go to the beach. Cannot use would for states: I used to have a car (NOT: I would have a car).

Exercises:

1. Complete with used to or would.
2. Write 3 sentences about your past habits.