We can talk about past habits, actions or states with Simple Past or “used to”.

 I went/used to go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young.

 I ate/used to eat a lot of sweets in the past but I’m on a diet now.
 She was/used to be a doctor before she got married and move to Australia.

We can also talk about past habits and actions with “would” too. We cannot use “would” to talk
about past states.

 I went/used to go/would go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young.
 I ate/used to eat/would eat a lot of sweets in the past but I’m on a diet now.
 BUT: She would be a doctor before she got married and move to Australia.

Choose the correct answer:

1. We __________ go for a walk every morning when we were little.

A. used to B. would C. both A and B

2. Dad ___________ a good student.

A. was B. used to was C. would be

3. I _______________ ice cream when I was a baby.

A. didn’t like B. didn’t used to like C. both A and B

4. My sister and I ____________ to the cinema on Saturdays and have an Ice- cream afterwards.

A. used to gone B. would always go C. did go

5. Before I moved to Paris, I _________________ in Scotland.

A. used to live B. would live C. both A and B

  We use used to when we describe a habit in the past

 We often use used to to contrast a past habit with what we do now US

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 The past simple is also possible but used to is more common

Statements: I used to play tennis when I was a teenager

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Negatives: I didn’t use to play basketball when i studied at
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Question: Did you use to play football when you were little?

A. Rewrite each sentence with used to

a) I was in the school swimming team

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b) Sophie had long hair when she was 7
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c) Mary didn’t listen when her teachers were speaking
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d) Ricardo got up at 6:00 when he was training for the Olympics
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e) What did you usually do on Saturday evening?
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f) My brother wore glasses when he was small
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g) Becky was afraid of dogs when she was a little girl
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h) We always gave our teacher presents at the end of the term
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i) Paul has spoken Italian well but he has forgotten it
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j) Did you live next door to Mrs Harrison?
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Use Be supposed to and speak out sentences according to the pictures bellow:

e.g.: I was supposed to be presenting my project at this moment. / Aren’t you supposed to be in class
for your presentation? / As a sales manager you are supposed to present the key indicators for sales
success.