Lesson 28 would / used to
Choose the correct answers:
- When my sister and I were little, we __________ (would, used to) play hide-and-seek after school.
- We __________ (would, used to) live close to our grandparents.
- Our grandparents __________ (would, used to) have a house with a huge yard.
Explain:
Would + base verb: habitual past actions
used to + base verb: habitual past actions and past situations
To summarize, for habitual past actions, both can be used. However, for past situations, only “used to” is correct.
- In Sentence #1, both answers are correct because both refer to a past action – play
- In Sentence #2 and #3, only “used to” is correct because the sentences are about past situations – live and have
Review:
In my childhood,
- I __________ (would, used to) have long hair.
- My parents __________ (would, used to) be very busy at their work.
- My sister and I __________ (would, used to) finish homework assignments as soon as we got home from school.
Answers:
would/used; used to; used to
used to; used to; would/used to
