USED TO and WOULD are used to describe events, situations or actions that happened in the past, but don’t happen anymore, but:
A. Match the sentences with the images:
1. I used to have short hair when I was in junior school.
2. For years, Grandpa would sit at the balcony and drink coffee. 3. Dad said he used to be very shy when he was teenager. 4. Did you use to watch a lot of TV? 5. My primary school teacher would always say “Sit down and shut up!” 6. My brother used to frighten me with horrible spiders. 7. Emily didn't use to play badminton but played cricket. 8. We would walk along the beach every evening before sunset. |
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KEY: 1. f, 2. e, 3. a, 4. c, 5. h, 6. d, 7. b. 8. g.
B. Fill in the gaps with used to or would:
1. On Sundays, after his football match, Ali ____________ often come home exhausted.
2. I ____________ like dairy products. Yes, but now I hate them!
3. Amina ____________ live in Marrakesh, then she moved to Casablanca.
4. My sister ____________ often help mom make a cake. She still does sometimes.
5. When I was a child, I ____________ watch cartoons early in the morning.
6. My nephew ____________ be a very good tennis player, until he broke his ankle.
7. We ____________ go fishing in this lake. Now it's forbidden, unfortunately.
8. When I was a kid, I ____________ visit my grandma every Friday afternoon.
2. I ____________ like dairy products. Yes, but now I hate them!
3. Amina ____________ live in Marrakesh, then she moved to Casablanca.
4. My sister ____________ often help mom make a cake. She still does sometimes.
5. When I was a child, I ____________ watch cartoons early in the morning.
6. My nephew ____________ be a very good tennis player, until he broke his ankle.
7. We ____________ go fishing in this lake. Now it's forbidden, unfortunately.
8. When I was a kid, I ____________ visit my grandma every Friday afternoon.
KEY: 1. would, 2. used to, 3. used to, 4. would, 5. would, 6. used to, 7. would, 8. would.
C. Complete the following sentences:
1. When I was a child I used to ...........................................................................................
2. There used to be a .................................................................... in our neighborhood.
3. Every Sunday, we would ................................................................................................
4. Every night, my dad would ............................................................................................
5. I would go shopping ........................................................................................................
2. There used to be a .................................................................... in our neighborhood.
3. Every Sunday, we would ................................................................................................
4. Every night, my dad would ............................................................................................
5. I would go shopping ........................................................................................................
KEY: Answers may vary. 1. play hopscotch, 2. a traditional oil mill, 3. visit grandma, 4. read for me, 5. every Friday afternoon.
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