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    USED TO and WOULD (Exercises) : Leave Run Insist Spend

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    1) The document provides guidance on using "used to" and "would" to talk about past habits and situations. It explains that "used to" is used to talk about past habits or situations that are now finished, while "would" can replace "used to" in some sentences to talk about the past. 2) It includes examples of replacing "used to" with "would" in sentences, choosing the correct endings when using "used to" and "would", correcting sentences where needed, and completing sentences using "would" and a given verb to suggest criticism. The document focuses on properly using "used to" and "would" in the past tense.

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    1) The document provides guidance on using "used to" and "would" to talk about past habits and situations. It explains that "used to" is used to talk about past habits or situations that are now finished, while "would" can replace "used to" in some sentences to talk about the past. 2) It includes examples of replacing "used to" with "would" in sentences, choosing the correct endings when using "used to" and "would", correcting sentences where needed, and completing sentences using "would" and a given verb to suggest criticism. The document focuses on properly using "used to" and "would" in the past tense.

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    1) The document provides guidance on using "used to" and "would" to talk about past habits and situations. It explains that "used to" is used to talk about past habits or situations that are now finished, while "would" can replace "used to" in some sentences to talk about the past. 2) It includes examples of replacing "used to" with "would" in sentences, choosing the correct endings when using "used to" and "would", correcting sentences where needed, and completing sentences using "would" and a given verb to suggest criticism. The document focuses on properly using "used to" and "would" in the past tense.

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    USED TO and WOULD (Exercises) : Leave Run Insist Spend

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    Kevin Cubillos
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    USED TO and WOULD (exercises)

    We use used to or We don’t use used to We don’t use never used to and If we stress the word
    would to talk about or would when we say would with would never are would, it means that
    habits or situations in how long a situation or state verbs. We common negative we found the habit
    the past that are now habit in the past use used to. forms annoying.
    finished. continued; we use the My mother Sam never used to Ted would go out
    She used to like ice past simple. used to be a go to the rather than do his
    cream, but she doesn’t Ann wore the same teacher./not kindergarten. homework.
    now. black coat for 3 years. would be

    1) Replace USED TO with WOULD in these sentences, where possible


    1. As a student, Peter used to work on a farm every summer. ___________________
    2. We used to live in Oxford in the 1980s. _____________________
    3. Our cat used to be scared of our neighbour’s dog. ________________
    4. My sister used to go swimming every week. _________________
    5. Most of the time your school used to beat our school at football. __________________
    6. Jane’s just had a message from someone she used to know at primary school.________
    7. My parents used to take me to the theatre once a month. _____________

    2) Choose the correct endings: a, b or both.


    1. Before getting his driving licence, Mark________
    a) used to ride a bicycle everywhere. b) would ride a bicycle everywhere.
    2. While he was at university, Sam _____
    a) used to spend two summers working in a café. b) spent two summers working in a café.
    3. John Brown _______
    a) worked for the same company all his life. b) used to work for the same company all his life.
    4. Mr. Smith sometimes got angry with his son because _____
    a) he would interrupt his phone calls. b) he constantly interrupted his phone calls.
    5. When Mary was a small girl _____
    a) she never used to go dancing. b) she didn’t use to go dancing.
    6. Centuries ago people _______
    a) used to be a lot shorter than today. b) would be a lot shorter than today.

    3) Correct sentences, where necessary. 4) Complete the sentences to suggest criticism using
    WOULD and a verb given below.
    1. Did Sam used to work in a factory?
    _________________________________ leave run insist spend
    2. He’s not used to wear suits, but he does 1. Sam spent days trying to train his dog, but it ________
    now. _______________________________ ______ off whenever they went out.
    3. Ted would have a nice big house. 2. The man __________his suitcases in the middle of the
    ____________________________________ hall where people would trip over them.
    4. Jill used to be a doctor for 20 years. 3. It’s obvious that Sally failed her end of year tests – she
    ____________________________________ ________so much time doing nothing.
    5. She would never return my phone calls. 4. Dad warned Nick not to go to the forest alone, but he
    ____________________________________ ____________ on doing it.

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