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This document discusses the past tense verbs "used to" and "would" and how they are used to talk about past habitual or repeated actions. It provides examples of how each is used, including that "used to" is used for past states or actions while "would" is used for repeated events and is more formal. It also notes differences in their grammatical functions like how "used to" cannot be used in questions but "would" can. The document then provides a exercise with examples to fill in the correct form of "used to" or "would".

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Used To Would

This document discusses the past tense verbs "used to" and "would" and how they are used to talk about past habitual or repeated actions. It provides examples of how each is used, including that "used to" is used for past states or actions while "would" is used for repeated events and is more formal. It also notes differences in their grammatical functions like how "used to" cannot be used in questions but "would" can. The document then provides a exercise with examples to fill in the correct form of "used to" or "would".

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used to would

v
When we talk about events, states, or habits that took place in the past
and are not happening now, we use used to and would.
Used to: My father used to live in Paris. Would: We would visit my grandmother every summer when I
 For actions and states was little.

 Used with stative verbs  For an event that happened many times
 Negative: didn’t use to  More formal
 Questions: Did (he) use to  Cannot be used with stative verbs
 Used more often  No negative or question

Fill in the correct form of used to or would


If both answers are possible- use would

1. Michael Jordan used to live in Brooklyn, N.Y.


2. When he was young, he _________ often play basketball with his
older brother.
3. He ____________ (not) play only basketball- he played football and
baseball too.
4. He really wanted to grow tall- so he _________ put salt in his shoes
and pray. And it worked- he did grow tall!
5. When he was a child, he ________ often dream about winning an
Olympic gold medal.
6. When Michael Jordan played in the NBA, there _______ (not) be 30
teams as there are today.
7. _______ you _________ cheer for Michael Jordan when he was a
Chicago Bulls player?
8. Scottie Pippen is the youngest of 12 children and he _________ live in
a small town in Arkansas.
9. When he was young, he _______ dream about making the winning shot
in the 7th game of the NBA championship.-
10. ______Scottie ________ play basketball very well? No, he didn’t.
11. He was on his high school basketball team, but he __________ (not)
play very much.
12. Pippen ________ be so skinny- he weighed 150 pounds or 68 kilos- no
college offered him a scholarship.
13. So his coach found him as job as basketball team manager at the
University of Central Arkansas where he ________ be in charge of
equipment and laundry for the team.
14. He ___________ (not/play) basketball very well- he _______ be on
the reserve team.
15. Because many players quit the team, Pippen got a chance to play. He
_________ score 4.3 points per game.
16. Not many people _________ watch his games. He was almost
unknown.
17. Michael Jordan ________ always stick his tongue out when he was
making a shot.
18. Jordan and Pippen ________ be called the greatest duo in
basketball. Has any other duo taken their place yet?

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