3H used to and would

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Lesson Goals 

By the end of this lesson you will:

•  Know how use 'Would' and 'Used to'

What did you use to do when you were eight year old?

used to - Form

Affirmative: used to + infinitive

• I used to like running marathon
  

Negative: didn’t use to + infinitive

• I didn't use to be so brave
  

Question: did + subject + use to

• Did your teacher use to scream in class?
  

Would - Form

Affirmative: would + infinitive

• I would  run a marathon every month.
  

Negative: wouldn't + infinitive

• we wouldn't talk back to our parents.

Question: would  + subject 

• Would you scream in class when your were young ?
  

used to and would

We can use the expression used to + verb to talk about habits and customs in the past (things that are no longer true).

• My father used to smoke. (= My father smoked in the past but he doesn’t any more.)
  
• When I was young, I used to go swimming every day. (= That was my habit but I don’t do this any more.)
  

used to and would

It is also possible to use would + verb to talk about habits and customs in the past.

• My mother would cook chicken every Sunday. (= This was a custom of my mother’s.)
  
• At school, I would always ask the teacher questions. (= This was a habit of mine when I was a schoolchild.)
  

would 

The difference between used to and would is that we can only use would for repeated actions – we cannot use it for a permanent state or situation.

• We used to live in London. (A permanent state or situation: We would live in London is not possible.)
  
• I used to visit my grandparents every weekend. (A repeated action: I would visit my grandparents every weekend is possible.)
  

My parents ____ always read to me before bed.

1. used to
2. would
3. use to

When do you use used to+infinitive or would+infinitive?

1. When you talk about past states that are no longer true.
2. When you talk about regular past actions that don't happen anymymore.
3. When you talk about single past actions.

Parents ____ sing songs to their children or play with them

1. used to
2. didn't use to
3. would
4. wouldn't

Women ____ have seven or eight children back in the day.

1. used to
2. didn't use to
3. would
4. wouldn't

It ____ be normal to call a child 'it' rather than 'he' or 'she'.

1. used to
2. didn't use to
3. would
4. wouldn't

On cold nights, everyone in the family ____ crowd together to sleep, to warm each other up.

1. used to
2. didn't use to
3. would
4. wouldn't

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