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In the sentence:
When I was a kid, I would ride my bike everywhere.
Which word tells us that this happened in the past?
A. kid
B. ride
C. would
D. everywhere
C. would
I would play with my friends tomorrow like I did before.
I will play with my friends tomorrow like I did before.
ride / I / would / my bike / every day
I would ride my bike every day.
When I was a child, I would play outside with my friends every day.
✅ True
What does "would" express in this sentence?
When I was a kid, I would ride my bike everywhere.
A. A polite request
B. A past habit
C. A future plan
D. A refusal
B. A past habit
Every day, I would brush my teeth last night before bed.
Last night, I brushed my teeth before bed.
to / school / when / I / would / walk / every morning / was ten
When I was ten, I would walk to school every morning.
Yesterday, I would go to the market to buy vegetables.
❌ False
Would” is incorrect with specific time expressions like “yesterday.” Use went instead.
Which sentence has a similar meaning to:
I would ride my bike everywhere.
A. I am riding my bike now.
B. I will ride my bike tomorrow.
C. I used to ride my bike everywhere.
D. I was riding my bike when you called.
C. I used to ride my bike everywhere.
She would be afraid of the dark when she was little.
She used to be afraid of the dark when she was little.
play / after school / always / would / we / soccer / together
We would always play soccer together after school.
Back in university, we would stay up late studying for exams.
✅ True
Choose the best sentence that correctly uses "would" to describe a past habit:
A. When I was tired, I would sleep early.
B. I would like to go now.
C. I would be very happy today.
D. I would go shopping tomorrow.
A. When I was tired, I would sleep early.
Back in high school, I would always used to bring my guitar to class.
Back in high school, I would always bring my guitar to class.
a lot / my brother / video games / play / would / but / I / wouldn’t
My brother would play video games a lot, but I wouldn’t.
She would to eat cereal every morning before school.
❌ False
Why: "Would" should be followed by the base verb: would eat, not would to eat.
Tell a sentence using "would" to describe something you often did in the past. Try to include a time expression like when I was younger, every summer, or in high school.
When I was younger, I would read books every night before bed.
If I had time last summer, I would go jogging every morning.
That's correct :)
would / my grandma / stories / every night / tell / when / I / was little / but / remember / I / most of them / don’t
When I was little, my grandma would tell stories every night, but I don’t remember most of them.
When I was younger, I would be very shy around new people.
❌ False
Why: "Would" is not used with state verbs like “be” for past habits—use used to be.