NEB Grade 12 Unit 19 Using "Used to and Would"

 

   Difference between Used to and Would

1. Used to

Function: Talks about past habits and past states (situations that are no longer true).
Structure:

Ø  Affirmative: Subject + used to + verb 1

Ø  Negative: Subject + didn’t use to + verb 1

Ø  Question: Did + subject + use to + verb 1?

Examples:

1. I used to play football every weekend. (habit)
2. She used to live in Kathmandu. (state)
3. He didn’t use to like coffee.
4. Did you use to have long hair?

2. Would

Function: Talks about past habits or repeated actions, but not past states.
Structure: Subject + would + base verb (verb 1)
(usually used in storytelling or descriptions of the past)

Examples:

• When we were kids, we would play in the rain. (habit/action)
• Every summer, Grandpa would tell us stories.

Note: She would live in Pokhara. (Incorrect if describing a state — use "used to")

30 sentences using “used to” or “would” (shown in brackets) to express past habits or repeated actions:

1.     I ………………walk to school every day.

2.     She ……………. read me bedtime stories when I was a child.

3.     They ……………. go swimming every Saturday.

4.     We ………….. eat mangoes straight from the tree during summer.

5.     He …………..have long hair in college.

6.     My grandmother ……………….tell us fascinating folk tales.

7.     I ………………. play the piano, but I’ve forgotten now.

8.     Dad …………….. take us to the park every weekend.

9.     We ……………. visit our cousins every winter.

10.                        She …………… bake delicious cakes for our birthdays.

11.                        I ……………. be afraid of the dark.

12.                        He …………….help me with my homework every evening.

13.                        They …………….. live in a small village near the river.

14.                        We …………….. spend hours playing board games.

15.                        I …………….. get up very early in the morning.

16.                        Mom …………..sing lullabies to help us sleep.

17.                        My brother …………… annoy me all the time.

18.                        Grandpa …………….. take long walks after dinner.

19.                        We ……………collect stamps and coins.

20.                        I ……………… watch cartoons every Saturday morning.

21.                        She ……………. keep a diary of her travels.

22.                        They ………………. go camping every summer.

23.                        He …………. speak French fluently.

24.                        I …………. climb the big tree in our backyard.

25.                        We …………. play hide and seek until sunset.

26.                        Dad ………….. read the newspaper at breakfast.

27.                        She …………….. cry easily when she was a child.

28.                        They ………….. eat dinner together every night.

29.                        I ………………. drink milk before bed.

30.                        We…………………visit our grandparents every Dashain.

Answers

30 sentences using “used to” or “would” (shown in brackets) to express past habits or repeated actions:

1.     I used to walk to school every day.

2.     She would read me bedtime stories when I was a child.

3.     They used to go swimming every Saturday.

4.     We would eat mangoes straight from the tree during summer.

5.     He used to have long hair in college.

6.     My grandmother would tell us fascinating folk tales.

7.     I used to play the piano, but I’ve forgotten now.

8.     Dad would take us to the park every weekend.

9.     We used to visit our cousins every winter.

10.                        She would bake delicious cakes for our birthdays.

11.                        I used to be afraid of the dark.

12.                        He would help me with my homework every evening.

13.                        They used to live in a small village near the river.

14.                        We would spend hours playing board games.

15.                        I used to get up very early in the morning.

16.                        Mom would sing lullabies to help us sleep.

17.                        My brother used to annoy me all the time.

18.                        Grandpa would take long walks after dinner.

19.                        We used to collect stamps and coins.

20.                        I would watch cartoons every Saturday morning.

21.                        She used to keep a diary of her travels.

22.                        They would go camping every summer.

23.                        He used to speak French fluently.

24.                        I would climb the big tree in our backyard.

25.                        We used to play hide and seek until sunset.

26.                        Dad would read the newspaper at breakfast.

27.                        She used to cry easily when she was a child.

28.                        They would eat dinner together every night.

29.                        I used to drink milk before bed.

30.                        We would visit our grandparents every Dashain.