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Used / Would

Used to + infinitive and would + infinitive are both used to talk about repeated actions or situations that were true in the past but are no longer the case. Used to + infinitive can be used for both repeated actions and past states, while would + infinitive is only used for repeated actions and not past states. Examples are provided to illustrate the differences in usage between used to + infinitive and would + infinitive.

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Used / Would

Used to + infinitive and would + infinitive are both used to talk about repeated actions or situations that were true in the past but are no longer the case. Used to + infinitive can be used for both repeated actions and past states, while would + infinitive is only used for repeated actions and not past states. Examples are provided to illustrate the differences in usage between used to + infinitive and would + infinitive.

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Used to / would

Used to + infinitive
• Repeated actions in the past
We can use used to + infinitive to talk about things that we did
repeatedly in the past.
• When I was a child, I used to go skiing every winter. 
• From the age of 12 till I was 16, I used to dance at weekends. 
• I didn’t use to smoke before I got this job. 
 
• Situations or states that are no longer true
We can use used to + infinitive to talk about situations or states (stative
verbs) which were true in the past, but they are no longer true.
• As a child I used to be blond. 
• I used to live with my mum when I was a child.
Would + infinitive
• Repeated actions in the past
We can use would + infinitive to talk about things that we did
repeatedly in the past.
• Every Saturday we would go to the shopping centre with my
parents. 
• My 5th grade teacher would tell me to shut up at the beginning of
every class.

• Situations or states that are no longer true


We cannot use would to talk about situations or states (stative verbs)
which are not longer true.
• I used to be blond as a child. (NOT I would be blond as a child.)

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