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Would vs. Used to Exercise

February 12, 2022 - A1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1We ............... go swimming every weekend.
Wrong!
Both would and used to can be used to talk about past habits.
2There ............... be a coffee shop in that corner.
Wrong!
Used to can refer to past states. Would cannot be used with this meaning.
3She ............... spend hours talking to herself.
Wrong!
4When I was a kid, I ............... swim a lot.
Wrong!
5There was no chance that my letter ............... arrive in time.
Wrong!
6On that train, he first met the woman he ............... one day marry.
Wrong!
Would is the past tense form of will.
7I wish you ............... get angry so easily.
Wrong!
8She asked if I ............... like some advice.
Wrong!
9He ............... smoke.
Wrong!
10I ............... like football, but now I don't.
Wrong!
Used to can show past habits.
11You ............... hate him, didn't you?
Wrong!
12I always ............... be afraid of spiders.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. We Either could be used here go swimming every weekend.
  2. There used to be a coffee shop in that corner.
  3. She Either could be used here spend hours talking to herself.
  4. When I was a kid, I Either could be used here swim a lot.
  5. There was no chance that my letter would arrive in time.
  6. On that train, he first met the woman he would one day marry.
  7. I wish you would not get angry so easily.
  8. She asked if I would like some advice.
  9. He used to smoke.
  10. I used to like football, but now I don’t.
  11. You used to hate him, didn’t you?
  12. I always used to be afraid of spiders.
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