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USED TO                                  WOULD

      Subject + used to + v.                  Subject + would + v.
      infinitive                              infinitive
Form:                                   Form:

*Used to is used with past action       *Would is used with past action
and stative verbs.                      verbs only. It cannot be used with
*Used to doesn’t need time period.      past state
                                        *Would cannot be used in
                                        negative form of the verb.
                                        *Would needs time period.

Examples:                               Examples: I would play Tennis
                   Affirmative: I used  when I was 6 years old.

to play tennis but now I don’t have                    Affirmative: Grandpa
time.                                   would always tell us stories when
                                        we were young.
                   Negative: I didn’t
use to go shopping with my                               Question: Would your
parents.                                classmates invite you?

             Question: Did you use to
drink milk when you were a child?

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