Used to / Would / Past

Past habit

Used to / Would / Past

When we talk about things that

happened in the past but dont
happen anymore we can do it in
different ways.

Used to / Would / Past

Things that happened in the past

but dont happen anymore

Used to
We can use used to to talk about
repeated past actions .

I didnt use to wear glasses

but I wear glasses now.

I used to go to theatre very

often when I was young
but I dont go now.

Used to
We can use used to to talk about
past states .

I used to live in New York

when I was a young.

S + used to + V1

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Past

Present

Future

1- used to : Affirmative

In the past

People lived in tents.

Now

They live in houses.

In the past , people used to live in tents, but now they

live in houses.

I drank coffee.

I drink tea.

In the past, I used to drink coffe, but now I drik tea.

2- used to : Negative

Now

In the past

People lived in tents.

They live in houses.

In the past , people didnt use to live in tents.

I drank coffee.

In

I drink tea.

the past I didnt used to drink coffe, but now I drik tea

1- used to : Questions

In the past

People lived in tents.

Now

They live in houses.

Did people use to live in tents?

I drank coffee.

I drink tea.

Did I used to drink coffe?

In the past

I play foottball.
He ate more meat.
She swam as fish.
They were very kind to
people.
I had a long hair.

now

I play tennis.
He eats more vegetables.
She is very slow.
They are very offensive.

I always get haircat.

REMEMBER
FOR PAST HABITS AND
REPEATED ACTIONS
I used to drink 15 to 20 cups
of coffee.

FOR PAST SITUATIONS OR

STATES THAT HAVE CHANGED

I used to be a complete coffee

addict.Now I just drink water.

I used to wake up at 4.00 a.m

I used to go to the gym every

day.

I didnt use to feel 100% after

drinking so much coffee. Now
I am healthy.

REMEMBER
Remember

that used to is only for past

states/actions that dont happen now

We

cant use it for things that still happen now.

Used

to + infinitive should not be confused

with be/get used to + ing form .

Would
We can use would to talk about
repeated past actions.

Every Saturday I would go

on a long bike ride.

Would
Often either would or used to is
possible.
Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.
Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.

Would
However, only used to is possible
when we talk about past states.
We used to live in New York when I was a kid. Every Every
We would live in New York when I was a kid.

Would
However, only used to is possible
when we talk about past states.
We used to dance all night long.
We would dance all night long.

Past
We can use the past simple in the
same way as used to and would
to talk about repeated past actions.

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.

Past
We can use the past to talk about
past states .

I had have a dog

called Charlie.

I used to
have a dog
called
Charlie.

Past
We can also use the past to talk
about a single past state .
if something happened only once we cant use
used to or would we must use the past simple

I went to London in
1988.

Past habitual actions

States

Only past habitual

actions.

I used to live in this area when I would live in this area when I
was a child.
I was a child.
They used to dance at that
ballroom every Sunday.

They would dance at that

ballroom every Sunday.

Used To

Would

Focuses
on the
habit

Focuses on tje
duration or
frequecy

Dynamic &
state verbs

Dynamic
verbs

 1.

Robert didnt smoke before, but now he smokes

like a chimney
didnt use to smoke / wouldnt smoke
2.

We lived near the mountains, and sometimes

our older brother took us climbing.

used to live
used to take / would take

 3.

In the 1980s the Internet was known only to a

small number of people.

used to be known
4.

Every time he came to visit me in Madrid my

friends gave a party.

used to come to visit/ would come to visit
used to give / would give
5.

When Susan was a student she never talked

about her friends behind her backs.

didnt use to talk / wouldnt talk

used to live in a small flat but last

We _________
year we bought a house.

1.

used to/would spend a lot of money on

He _____________
the cinema, but now he only buys computer
games.

2.

used to be best friends but

Peter and John __________
then thay fell in love with the same girl.

3.

used to/ would give

My primary school teachers ____________
us any homework but they ____________
used to/would teach us
a lot in class.

4.

used to/would watch TV all day

Mr Smith _____________
before he lost his sight.

5.

didnt use to like seafood but now I just

I ____________
love it.

6.

used to/ would

Harrison ford ______________accept
the
most peculiar jobs before he became an actor.

7.

Task 3: Translate the following sentences into

English:
1 Hace unos aos no salamos de noche.
A few years ago we didnt use to go out at night
2 Haba una cafetera en esa esquina.
There used to be a caf on the corner.
3 Suelo coger el tren de las 8.
I usually catch the 8 oclock train.

Present
routine!

4 Mi padre fumaba pero ahora no.

My father used to smoke but now he doesnt

Make Sentences(Positive)

Make Sentences(Negative)

Make Sentences(Question)

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

1.Pedro used _____ play golf.
A) at
B) in
C) to

D) on

2. Patricia ________ to eat red meat a lot.

A) use to
B) used
C) use
D) used to
3. Did Pedro ________ play football?
A) use to
B) used to
C) use

D) used

4. Marina ________ use to get up early .

A) did
B) do
C) does

D) didnt

5. _____ we ______ to watch cartoons?

A) did / use to
B) do / used
C) did / use
D) did / used to

6._____ your grandfather _____ listen the news on the radio?

A) did / used to

B) do / used

C) did /use

D )did / use to

7. I ____ play volleyball, but I dont play anymore. I am too old.

A) did used to

C) didnt use to

B) use to

D) used to

8. We used to travel on horse back, but we ______ any more.

A) did travel

B) didnt travel

C) dont travel

D) travelled

9.. He _________ drink coke, but he doesnt drink any more.

A) didnt use to

B) use to

C) used to

D) did used to

10. My mum _____ make yoghurt, but she doesnt make now.
A) use to

B) used to

C) didnt use to

D) did used to