2. To talk about things that happened in the past but don’t happen
anymore. (PAST HABITS)
(+) I used to skate when I was a teenager.
(-) I didn’t use to skate when I was a teenager.
(?) Did you use to skate when you were a teenager?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
(+) Ricardo used to ride a horse when he was at the Army
School.
(-) He didn’t use to ride a horse when he was at the Army
School.
(?) Did he use to ride a horse when he was at the Army
School?
Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
3.
4. We can use ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions (PAST
HABITS OR ROUTINES).
She would go to the beach every summer.
My girlfriends would play the guitar for two
hours when they were in high school.
Mary would practice yoga for long hours.
5. NEVER USE WOULD WITH
THESE VERBS
STATE POSSESSION
Be / Cost / Fit / Mean / Suit Belong / Have
SENSES MENTAL
Feel / Hear / See / Smell /
Taste / Touch
Believe / Know / Think /
Understand
FEELINGS SPEAKING REPORTED SPEECH
Hate / Hope / Like / Love /
Want / Regret
Answer / Ask / Reply / Say
USE THOSE VERBS ONLY WITH USED TO