Teacher Guide / Instructions
We use 'used to' to talk about something that was true in the past but is not true now.
• There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.
• My grandmother used to have blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.
You can also say 'used to' to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times):
• I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)
• I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)
Write adverbs before used to:
• I always used to cycle to school.
• I never used to eat vegetables.
You can use 'would' in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now:
• When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.
Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
• There would be a park here. (wrong)
• There used to be a park here. (correct)
Teacher Guide
We use 'used to' to talk about something that was true in the past but is not true now.
• There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.
• My grandmother used to have blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.
You can also say 'used to' to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times):
• I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)
• I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)
Write adverbs before used to:
• I always used to cycle to school.
• I never used to eat vegetables.
You can use 'would' in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now:
• When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.
Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
• There would be a park here. (wrong)
• There used to be a park here. (correct)
Teacher Guide
We use 'used to' to talk about something that was true in the past but is not true now.
• There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.
• My grandmother used to have blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.
You can also say 'used to' to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times):
• I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)
• I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)
Write adverbs before used to:
• I always used to cycle to school.
• I never used to eat vegetables.
You can use 'would' in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now:
• When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.
Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
• There would be a park here. (wrong)
• There used to be a park here. (correct)