F3 - 3.5 past actions, habits and states

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

01:07

"I used to go to school by bus."

Turn this sentence into a question.

01:28

Why is there no -d after use
in negations and questions?

01:33

"I would go to school by bus."

Turn this sentence into a negation.

02:41

Write a sentence, true to you,
about a permanent past action.

03:32

Write a sentence, true to you,
about a permanent past state.

04:02

Whaaaaaaat!?

But, the verb "feel" here is a state verb. Why is it being used with would?

Keep on watching to find out!!

Drag and drop the meaning/use to the correct sentence on the next slide.

01:33

"I would go to school by bus."

Turn this sentence into a negation.

01:07

"I used to go to school by bus."

Turn this sentence into a negation.

There didn't use to be a supermarket there. When did it open?  

I would always go to the seaside for holiday.

I used to go to school in another neighbourhood.

I would often miss my grandparents when they were away.

Permanent past action

Permanent past state

Temporary past state

Regular past action

Past Simple

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.

We went to the same beach every summer.

We used to go to the same beach every summer.

We would go to the same beach every summer.

I went to Egypt in 2014. 

If something happened only once, we must use the past simple.

Rewrite the sentences on the next slides using 'would'. If 'would' is not possible, use 'used to'

For example: "Air travel was cheaper than now."

becomes

Air travel used to be cheaper than now.

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"Air travel was cheaper than now."

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"Air travel was more comfortable."

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"The flight from London to New York took longer."

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"People smoked on the plane."

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"Airports didn't have so many security checks."

Rewrite using 'would', if that's not possible use 'used to'

"People wore their best clothes to travel by air."

Is it true?

Which sentences from the previous exercise are true?

Let's check!

Let's talk

Your teacher will place you in breakout rooms.

Think about your life when you were 10 years old. Write/come up with sentences using 'would' or 'used to' and tell your group a bit more about 10 year-old you. Ask them questions. It can be about:

computer games - food - websites - music - clothes - your bedroom/house - sports - books/comics/magazines....

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