Used to & Would

I / have short hair when I was a teenager

• I used to have short hair when I was a teenager

• I would have short hair when I was a teenager

• I use to have short hair when I was a teenager

• I wouldn't have short hair when I was a teenager

Correct the sentence below.

‘The Townhouse’ would be a Greek restaurant.

• 'The Townhouse' wouldn't be a Greek restaurant.

• 'The Townhouse' used to be a Greek restaurant.

• 'The Townhouse' would have a Greek restaurant.

Check the characteristics of USED TO

• Actions are no longer true in present time

• Describes repeated actions

• Talks about old habbits

• More common on written language

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• My grandmother would have long, fair hair.

• We would go swimming every Friday.

• We would go to the zoo every summer.

• We would spend the whole day at the club after class when we were kids.

Check the characteristics of WOULD:

• Describes states

• Does not have negative and question forms

• Often used in stories

• Talks about a habit or repeated action in the past

Which sentence is correct?

• I never use to like cabbage.

• I didn’t used to like cabbage.

• I didn’t use to like cabbage.

• I would like cabbage.

Which words go in the space?

My granddad _______ us stories about his life as a policeman.

• use to tell

• would have tell

• was used to tell

• used to tell

The following question is CORRECT or INCORRECT:

There would be a park here.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions

I can use USED TO and WOULD in a similar way. True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True, both describe things that were true in the past but are not true now.

What does this sentence mean?

I didn’t use to smoke.

• I smoke now, but I didn't in the past

• I smoked in the past, but now I don't

• I smoke now and I also smoked in the past

• I never smoked in my life