Unit 19 Migration and Diaspora
Grammar
Would/Used to
We
can use 'would' with the same meaning as 'used to' only when we’re talking
about past actions or habits not when we’re talking about states.
v When
I was at university I would/used to get up at 4 AM. (get up = action/habit)
v When
I was a child I would/used to have blonde hair. (have = state)
A. Make sentences from the table below using used
to / didn’t use to as shown in the example.
Example:
She used to travel a lot but now she rarely leaves her town.
|
Ten Years Ago |
Now |
|
She traveled a
lot. |
She drinks
coffee. |
|
She was lazy. |
She works hard. |
|
She didn’t like
junk food. |
She has limited
friends. |
|
She’d got a pet.
|
She is a
professor. |
|
She was a school
teacher. |
She does not
attend parties. |
|
She had got many
friends. |
Her pet died
last year. |
|
She did not read
many books. |
She reads a lot
of books. |
|
She did not take
coffee. |
She eats momo
and noodles these days. |
|
She went to
parties a lot. |
She rarely
leaves her town. |
a. She used to travel a lot but now she rarely leaves her town.
b. She used to be lazy but now she works hard.
c. She didn't use to like junk food but she eats momo and
noodles these days.
d. She used to have a pet but it died last year.
e. She used to be a school teacher but now she is a professor.
f. She used to have many friends but now she has limited
friends.
g. She did not use to read many books but now she reads a lot of
books.
h. She did not use to take coffee but now she drinks coffee.
i. She used to go to parties a lot but now she does not attend
parties.
B. Study the following sentences and find the differences between
them.
a. My grandfather used to smoke but he doesn’t smoke now.
b. I would always talk to my grandfather whenever I had a
problem.
Now,
complete the sentences with used to or would.
a. My sister …………….have short hair when she was young.
My sister used to have short hair when she was
young.
b. We …… have lunch in the same school café when I was in middle
school.
We used to have lunch in the same school café when
I was in middle school.
c. My father …………play badminton before he had backbone problem.
My father used to play badminton before he had
backbone problem.
d. When I was very young, I …….(not) like milk.
When I was very young, I didn't use to like milk.
e. She …….call me after class for a chat.
She would call me after class for a chat.
f. My mother ……… (not) wear glasses when she was at the
university.
My mother did not use to wear glasses when she was
at the university.
g. When I was a child, we …………..live in a village.
When I was a child, we used to live in a village.
h. On Sundays, My mother …………..wake up and go to the temple.
On Sundays, My mother would wake up and go to the
temple.
i. How many friends ……………..have in class ten?
How many friends would have in class ten?
j. My father ……….always read me bedtime stories before bed.
My father would always read me bedtime stories
before bed.
Extra Questions
Choose the correct forms to complete the sentences below. Make an
affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using 'used to +
infinitive' and 'would'.
2) Before he retired, he .......... always get the bus to work. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
3) In our childhood, we.......... ride our bikes around the neighbourhood. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
4) When I lived in Chicago, I .......... travel around the city at night alone. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
5) When I was a teenager, I.......... go fishing with my friends every weekend. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
6) When you lived in Australia, .......... you go to the beach every day? (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
7) Ice cream ..........(taste) that good, but I can't stop eating now.
8) When we had a serious argument, Simon and I ..........talk to each other for weeks.
9) I ..........(share) an apartment with a friend, but then I moved out. I have my own place now.
10) Kids ..........(talk) to their parents this way, what has happened to those days?
11) He used to call me all the time and I ..........answer right away, I would make him call me 3 times before I answered.
12) My mom ..........(buy) me everything I wanted but since she's on vacation now, I have to beg my dad for everything.
13) .......... you like steak or chicken? (Will, Would, used to)
14) I ..........(like) my toys a lot, but I haven't played with them for a long time now.
15) My mother..........(buy) me everything I wanted, but she has been neglecting me lately.
16) Alison .......... always end up in a relationship with the strangest men. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
17) As a child, I .......... eat many vegetables. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
18) As a student, he never..........have any money. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
19) At the start of their marriage, they ..........be very happy - but then it all went wrong!
20) Before getting my driving licence, I ..........ride a bicycle everywhere.
21) Danny .......... always come out with us. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
22) Did you..........like playing football at school? (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
23) Do you remember how your Uncle David ..........sit in that chair and smoke those disgusting cigars.
24) Every Saturday I .......... go on a long bike ride. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
25) For years, they ..........go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it became very fashionable and, hence, expensive.
26) He .......... drive it through the forest on bumpy tracks. (used to/would)
27) He .......... be polite.
28) He .......... be shy.
29) He .......... have long hair, didn’t he?
30) He .......... smoke when he was a teenager, didn’t he?
31) I .......... buy new shoes if I had enough money. (will, would, used to)
32) I .......... like more milk when you get a chance. (will, would, used to)
33) I .......... like olives. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
34) I .......... love sushi but I seem to have gone off it now. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
35) I .......... ride my bike during the summer. It was too hot. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
36) I .......... be a happy person but now I feel sad all the time
37) I .......... play soccer and hide and seek
38) I .......... run marathons but now I don’t
39) I .......... stay inside the house
40) I always .......... be afraid of the dark.
41) I am feeling tired. I think I .......... go to sleep now. (would, will, used to)
42) I am hungry. I .......... get something to eat. (will, would, used to)
43) I asked Amanda what had happened, but she ………… tell me. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
44) I didn’t..........live in this city. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
45) I don’t think we .......... ever win the game. (will, would, used to)
46) I have lived in a big city for ten years, so I am .......... the noise.
47) I loved going to my grandmother because she ..........cook amazing dishes every time we visited her.
48) I tried to warn him, but he ………… listen to me. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
49) I .......... go to the gym every day. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
50) I .......... go to the gym every day. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
51) I .......... travel on national holidays. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
52) I .......... (not enjoy) studying, but I do now.
53) I .......... do exercises
54) I .......... smoke, but now I have stopped.
55) I .......... to like western music, but now I do.
56) I.......... listen to music when I was a child.
57) If I was a famous tennis player, I .......... like to lose. (won’t, wouldn’t, used to)
58) If you get in trouble, I .......... help you. (won’t, wouldn’t, used to)
59) It took me a long time to get .......... living in the country.
60) John.......... (not eat) vegetables, but now he eats them.
61) Martina insisted on carrying all her luggage. She …………… let me help her. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
62) My dad .......... do Aikido. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
63) My dad .......... have a big green land rover. (used to/would)
64) My dad .......... read me amazing stories every night at bedtime. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
65) My dad..........always read to me before bed. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
66) My dog and I .......... go for walks when she was younger. (would, used to)
67) My grandmother .......... always get me a book for Christmas. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
68) Paul was very angry about what I’d said and ………… speak to me for two weeks. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
69) Robert.......... in a band.
70) Sarah .......... always come late to work on Mondays. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
71) She .......... be fat
72) She .......... be fit
73) She .......... dye her hair but now she doesn’t do it anymore
74) She .......... have a piercing but she doesn’t anymore
75) She .......... work, didn’t she?
76) She .......... go out a lot
77) She..........as a teacher for many years. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
78) That auditorium .......... be a cinema.
79) That building.......... (be) a cinema, but it's closed down.
80) There ..........be so many people in the streets but now there is barely anyone.
81) There never..........a coffee shop here. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
82) They .......... be fit but now they don’t go to the gym
83) They .......... be lazy students but now they are hard -working people
84) They .......... have a beard
85) They .......... have a mustache
86) They .......... live in a small town, didn’t they?
87) They .......... play, didn’t they?
88) They both / have short hair.
89) They.......... in the country, but now they live in the city
90) We .......... always go abroad for the summer holidays. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
91) We .......... always go to the seaside for our holidays. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
92) We .......... go skiing every winter. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
93) We .......... go to the same beach every summer. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
94) We .......... go to the same beach every summer. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
95) We .......... drink a lot.
96) We .......... study harder.
97) We / go to the beach every summer?
98) We / go to the same little café for lunch every day when I was a student.
99) We / live in Brazil.
100) We .......... (not like) maths lessons - our teacher was horrible!
101) We .......... come here for lunch.
102) We .......... drink after work.
103) We .......... talk after breakfast.
104) We.......... to the cinema at weekends.
105) We..........often go on holiday. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
106) What .......... kids .......... do for fun on Saturday afternoon when you were a teenager?
107) What games .......... you .......... play when you were a little kid?
108) What is a food that you .......... hate but now you like?
109) What kind of work .......... you .......... do?
110) What music .......... people .......... listen to in the 90s and 2000s?
111) What music.......... to like when you were a child?
112) When I lived in Japan I.......... eat sushi every day. (would/used to)
113) When I was a child, we..........have a dog. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
114) When I was a kid I .......... like olives. (didn’t use to/wouldn’t)
115) When I was a teenager I .......... love heavy metal music, now it’s too loud for me. (used to/would)
116) When I was at school we.......... play hopscotch in the playground. (used to/would)
117) When I was five, I ..........be able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can't even touch my toes.
118) When we were in sixth grade, we .......... usually play kick ball at recess. (will, would, used to)
119) When we were young, our mother .......... cook delicious meals. She was always too busy. (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
120) When you played the piano, .......... you practise a lot? (would, wouldn't, used to, didn't use to)
121) Years ago, I ..........write a diary every day but then I got bored with doing it and I stopped. Maybe it was my life that was boring!
122) You ..........spell so well. Whatever happened?
123) Your mother ..........have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young girl, didn't she?
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