English Grammar | LearnEnglish | British Council | Past habit – used to/would/past simple
Read the rules given and do the exercises!
What is the difference between used to and would?
How do we form Questions and negatives with used to?
Look at the sentences below. Some of them are correct and some have a mistake. Identify mistakes and correct the sentences, explain why you think the sentences are wrong:
* When I was a child I didn't used to like milk.
* I used to walk to school in my childhood.
* My grandfather would take me to the park every Sunday afternoon.
* I would love a girl who was sitting in front of me when I was in the 5th grade.
* I was used to live in a village before I moved to a city.
REMEMBER! Use your own words and do not copy you friends' answers or you will lose points for this task!
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ReplyDeletefirst sentence is wrong (When I was a child I wouldn't like milk). second is right too. third sentence is wrong, right will be (My grandfather used to take me to the park every Sunday afternoon). forth is right. fifth is right.
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ReplyDeleteTheona, think more about these sentences, some of your answers are wrong :) I will give you the answers when more students do this task :)
ReplyDeletefirst is wrong: when i was a child i didn't use to like milk ( when sentence is in negative form ed isn't possible). second is correct. third is also correct. fourt is wrong: i loved a girl who was sitting in front of me when i was in the 5th grade. fifth is also wrong: i used to llive in a village before i moved to a city.
ReplyDeletewe can use "used to" to talk about past states and repeated actions and in negative forme we use "use to". would also use to talk about repeated actions.