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used to/would

There are two different ways to talk about past habits.  You can use "used to" or "would" to describe actions that you did repeatedly in the past.  

I used to walk to school.    Caminaba a la escuela.
I would walk to school.    Caminaba a la escuela.

We can use "used to," but not "would," to talk about past situations (not repeated actions).

I used to live in Paris.  Vivía en Paris.
(Living somewhere is a long-term situation not an action that you do repeatedly.)


Practice
Select "used to" or "would" for the following situations.  In some there is more than one correct answer (for repeated actions both are correct).

1.  I visit my grandma every weekend.
2.  My sister go to the library in the afternoon.  
3.  My family go to the lake every summer. 
4.  I live in a big house. 
5.  She practice playing the piano in the evening. 
6.  He hate spinach, but now he loves it! 
7.  They watch cartoons on TV. 
8.  Jim and Irene feel lonely until they met each other. 
     

 

Practice
Rewrite the following sentences with "would" if you can (if they are repeated action).  If you can't use "would" (it's a situation, not a repeated action), leave the space blank.

Examples
I used to exercise every day.

I used to hate coffee when I was little.

(In the example above I left the space blank because it's a situation, not a repeated action.  I can't change it to "would.")

1.  She used to check her e-mail three times a day.
    
    
2.  I used to live in an apartment.
    
    
3.  They used to study English every afternoon.
    
    
4.  The sofa used to be in the living room, but now it's in my bedroom.
    
     
5.  My teacher used to help me.
    
    
6.  My kids used to hate vegetables.
    
     
7.  I used to read books every day.
    
    
8.  We used to travel every summer.
    
    

ANTES DE REVISAR
Si escribió dos espacios entre las palabras en lugar de uno, la computadora va a interpretar que es un error al revisar.  También asegure que escribió correctamente las letras en mayúsculas o minúsculas como corresponde y que escribió el punto al final.

             

 
Instructions
Find the mistake in the following sentences.  Write the sentence correctly.

example
He are a student. 

1. I use to swim every day.  
    

2. I would live in California.  
    

3. She used walk to school.  
    

4. He has ran 3 miles.  
    

5. She's teached many classes.  
    

ANTES DE REVISAR
Si escribió dos espacios entre las palabras en lugar de uno, la computadora va a interpretar que es un error al revisar.  También asegure que escribió correctamente las letras en mayúsculas o minúsculas como corresponde y que escribió el punto al final.

             

 

 

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