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USED TO

past states

(stative verbs)

USED TO / WOULD

past repeated actions

WOULD

things we did repeatedly

(action verbs)

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Repeated actions in the past

We can use used to + infinitive to talk about things that we did repeatedly in the past.

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> When I was a child, I used to go skiing every winter.

> From the age of 12 till I was 16, I used to dance at weekends.

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Situations or states that are no longer true

We can use used to + infinitive to talk about situations or states (stative verbs) which were true in the past, but they are no longer true.

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> As a child I used to be blond.

> I used to live with my mum when I was a child.

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Repeated actions in the past

We can also use would + infinitive to talk about things that we did repeatedly in the past.

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> When I was a child, we would go to the shopping center every Saturday.

> My 5th grade teacher would tell me to shut up at the beginning of every class.

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Situations or states that are no longer true

We cannot use would to talk about situations or states (stative verbs) which are not longer true.

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> I used to be blond as a child. (NOT I would be blond as a child.)

> I used to live with my mum when I was a child. (NOT I would live with my mum.)