Habitual actions in the past

Used to & would

ALRASHIDI, J

Used to

For repeated actions in the past.

Is followed by the infinitive and is used for actions which no longer happen.

Subject Used to V1

The negative is…. didn’t use to….

Subject did not use to V1

The Questions……..Did… use to….

Did subject Use to V1

My husband used to play football, but now he does not.

My husband did not use to play football, but now he does.

Did your husband use to play football?

Yes, he did. No, he did not.

Example.1

Example.2

When I was in Britain, I used to visit the Hyde park.

When I was in Britain, I did not use to visit the Hyde park.

Did you use to visit the Hyde park when you were in Britain?

Yes, I did. No, I did not.

When I was younger, I used to …………….. video games.

playplayed

playingplays

Correct

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Wrong

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My mother …………..to teach me when I was at school.

used use

uses using

Correct

Wrong

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Would

We use would to talk about things that happened regularly in the past but no longer happen now. Would takes an infinitive (V1) without… to….. .

Subject would V1

Example

When I was at high school, I would go to school everyday.

When I was at high school, I would not go to school everyday.

Would you go to school everyday when you were at high school?

No, I wouldn’t.Yes, I would.

Would you had long hair when you were younger?

have

He wouldn’t gone shopping every weekend.

go

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