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Used To Would

The 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 their uses, such as "used to" being used for actions and states that were true in the past but not now, while "would" can be used for repeated events and is more formal. It then provides a series of sentences where the reader must fill in the correct form of "used to" or "would" based on the meaning.

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Used To Would

The 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 their uses, such as "used to" being used for actions and states that were true in the past but not now, while "would" can be used for repeated events and is more formal. It then provides a series of sentences where the reader must fill in the correct form of "used to" or "would" based on the meaning.

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used to v would

When we talk about events, states,s


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.

For actions and states


Would:
was little.
We would visit my grandmother every summer when I

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

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