USED TO
I didn’t__________________live in Madrid.
I didn’t USE TO live in Madrid.
Every Sunday, we ________ (visit) our grandparents. I miss those days.
Every Sunday, we would visit our grandparents. I miss those days.
They ______ (take) the bus to work before they bought a car.
They TOOK the bus to work before they bought a car.
I ___________ (work) in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
I USED TO WORK in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
TRUE OR FALSE
We can use used to to talk about past states that are not true any more.
TRUE
Examples:
We used to live in New York when I was a kid.
She used to have long hair, but now it's short.
I ____ (work) hard when I was a student.
I USED TO WORK hard when I was a student.
My dad __________ (always make) pancakes on Saturday mornings. They were delicious!
My dad would always make pancakes on Saturday mornings. They were delicious!
ROGHT OR WRONG?
I plaied football with my friends every afternoon.
WRONG!
I played football with my friends every afternoon.
Robin _______________ enjoy cooking as a kid, but nowadays she is a professional chef.
Robin DIDN'T USE TO enjoy cooking as a kid, but nowadays she is a professional chef.
TRUE OR FALSE
We can use used to to talk about past habits (repeated past actions) that don't happen any more.
TRUE
Examples:
We used to go camping every summer with our cousins.
He used to play video games all night long.
When I was a little child, we_____________have a cat.
When I was a little child, we USED TO have a cat.
After dinner, they _______ (sit) by the fire and talk for hours.
After dinner, they would sit by the fire and talk for hours.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH AN APPROPRIATE VERB, IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM
We _______ cartoons every Saturday morning when we were children.
We WATCHED cartoons every Saturday morning when we were children.
When I was a child my mom ________ let me play outside until late.
When I was a child my mom WOULD let me play outside until late.
COMPLETE THE RULE WITH 'CAN' or "CAN'T"
We ______ use "would + base verb" to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen any more.
CAN
Example:
Every Sunday, we would visit our grandparents.
He_________________ work as a doctor for many years.
He USED TO work as a doctor for many years.
RIGHT OR WRONG?
My mom would read the same book every night and I loved it.
RIGHT!
She ________ (always bring) her lunch to school.
She always brought her lunch to school.
Can I replaced 'USED TO' with 'WOULD' in this sentence:
As a kid, Lucy USED TO ride a horse every weekend.
Yes, you can. USED TO refers to a past action, and so it can be replaced with WOULD.
COMPLETE THE RULE WITH 'CAN' or "CAN'T"
We _____ use "would" to talk about past states.
(examples of state verbs: love, like, be, live, have)
CAN'T
I ____ (not read) a lot.
I DIDN´T USE TO READ a lot.
RIGHT OR WRONG?
When we were kids, we would spent hours playing baseball at the park
WRONG!!
would SPEND - would + base verb
WRITE A SENTENCE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DID EVERY WEEKEND WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD.
*USE PAST SIMPLE*
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RIGHT OR WRONG?
10 years ago I would be a student, but now I am a doctor.
WRONG
We DON`T use would to talk about past states.
*10 years ago I USED TO be a student, but now I am a doctor.
*10 years ago I WAS a student, but now I am a doctor.
TRUE OR FALSE
We can always use the past simple as an alternative to "used to" or "would" to talk about past states or habits.
The main difference is that the past simple doesn't emphasise the repeated or continuous nature of the action or situation.
Also, the past simple doesn't make it so clear that the thing is no longer true.
TRUE