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Be Get Used To Would

The document explains the usage of 'used to' and 'would' for describing past actions and states. 'Used to' refers to past situations or repeated actions that no longer occur, while 'would' is used for repeated past actions only. It emphasizes the distinction between 'used to' and 'be/get used to' and highlights the importance of negative forms in conveying different meanings.

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Be Get Used To Would

The document explains the usage of 'used to' and 'would' for describing past actions and states. 'Used to' refers to past situations or repeated actions that no longer occur, while 'would' is used for repeated past actions only. It emphasizes the distinction between 'used to' and 'be/get used to' and highlights the importance of negative forms in conveying different meanings.

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BE/GET USED TO

USED TO/ WOULD


USED TO
When we talk about things that happened in the past
but don’t happen anymore we can do it in different
ways.
• We used to live in New
York when I was a kid.

• There didn’t use to be a petrol station


there. When was it built?
We can use ‘used to’ to talk about past states and we
can use ‘used to’ to talk about repeated past actions.

• I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at


school.
• I used to smoke but I gave up a few years ago.

Remember that ‘used to’ is only for past states/actions


that don’t happen now – we can’t use it for things that
still happen now.
Also, ‘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.
• My teachers would always say “Sit down and
shut up!”
Often either ‘would’ or ‘used to’ is possible.
Both of these sentences are possible.
• Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.
• Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.
However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about
past states.
• We used to live in New York when I was a kid.
• We would live in New York when I was a kid.
CAREFUL!
In the negative you cannot use would without a change in
meaning.
• I didn't use to play with my dolls.
If I said I wouldn't play with my dolls. It would mean I
refused to play with my dolls.
• We didn't use to go out much in the winter months.
If I said we wouldn't go out much. It would mean we
refused to go out much.
BY ALEJANDRA SCHLESINGER
2014

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