grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar 3.5

would and used

at the end of this lesson

• you know when to use used and would 

used + infinitive

• we can use used to to talk about past states that are not true anymore;
•  We used to live in New York when I was a kid.
• There didn't use to be a supermarket there
• Did you use to have a garden?

past habits

• we can also use used to talk about past habits that don't happen any more;
• I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school.
  
• She used to smoke but she gave up a few years ago.

negative

when you make a negative scentence with used:

I didn't use to do my homework.

the -d  from used to goes to didn't

would

• we can use would to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen any more.
• Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.
  
• My dad would read me amazing stories every night at bedtime.

when do use used

when to use would

make a sentence with would

make a sentence with would