used to and would practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

'Used to'

Used to

Hoe maak je deze vorm?

Used to + werkwoord

I used to be small.

She used to have braces.
We used to play football.

Used to

Gebruik je om te zeggen...

... dat iets in het verleden regelmatig gebeurde, maar nu niet meer.

... dat iets in het verleden zo was, maar nu niet meer zo is.

Hoe maak je deze vorm?

Used to + hele werkwoord

I used to be small.

You used to go there every week.

he/she/it used to have braces.
We used to play football.

They used to have long hair

Please note! - didn't use to

When 'used to' becomes negative, only did is still in the Past. You never have two verbs in the Past!

Used to - negative

I didn't use to know all about the Roman Empire.

You didn't use to tell fantastic historical stories.

He didn't use to play the piano.

She didn't use to be a very honest person.

It didn't use to rain a lot in this area.

We didn't use to walk in the park every Sunday.

They didn't use to work on a project together.

Used to - questions

You didn't use to play the piano.

Didn't you use to play the piano?

You used to make tea every afternoon.

Didn't you use to make tea every afternoon?

'used to' vs 'would'

used to: past states and habits

would: repeated past actions (habits)

There is a little bit of overlap. 

"I used to take the bus to school when I was little"

"I would take the bus to school when I was little"

Both are correct. 

Rule: Would & used to

To talk about habits and repeated actions in the past, we can use: used to / didn't  use  to and would.

We don't use would with past state verbs

We don't use would in negations and questions!

Would is used to emphasize that the actions is typical of a person or a situation.

Practice

Use the link in the following slide to practice with used to and would

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