Would — Repeated Past Actions

"Would + base verb" describes repeated past actions — things you did regularly in the past. Unlike "used to", it cannot describe past states. "Every summer, we would visit my grandparents." ✓ But: "She would be a teacher." ✗ — you must say "She used to be a teacher." "Would" for past habits is more formal and literary in style.

Would — Repeated Past Actions

Practice

Every evening, my grandfather ___ read to us by the fireplace.

As a child, shespend hours drawing imaginary maps.

Put the words in the correct order:

Click words from the bank to place them here

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Used To — Past Habits and States

Used To vs. Would — The Key Difference

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