Fill in the blanks.
1We ............... go swimming every weekend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Would" and "used to" are both correct for a repeated past action.
2There ............... be a coffee shop on that corner.
Wrong!
"Used to" is correct because it describes a past situation, not a repeated action.
3She ............... spend hours talking to herself.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Would" and "used to" are both correct for a repeated past action.
4When I was a kid, I ............... swim a lot.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Used to" and "would" are both correct for a repeated past action in childhood.
5There was no chance that my letter ............... arrive in time.
Wrong!
"Would" is correct because it shows a future event seen from a past time.
6On that train, he first met the woman he ............... one day marry.
Wrong!
"Would" is correct because it shows a future event seen from a past time.
7I wish you ............... get angry so easily.
Wrong!
"Would not" is correct after "I wish" when complaining about someone's repeated behavior.
8She asked if I ............... like some advice.
Wrong!
"Would" is correct in the polite expression "would like".
9He ............... smoke, but he doesn't now.
Wrong!
"Used to" is correct because it describes a past habit that is not true now.
10I ............... like football, but now I don't.
Wrong!
"Used to" is correct because it describes a past state that is not true now.
11You ............... hate him, didn't you?
Wrong!
"Used to" is correct because the sentence asks about a past state with a tag question.
12I always ............... be afraid of spiders.
Wrong!
"Used to" is correct because it describes a past feeling or state.
Answers
- We would / used to go swimming every weekend.
- There used to be a coffee shop on that corner.
- She would / used to spend hours talking to herself.
- When I was a kid, I used to / would swim a lot.
- There was no chance that my letter would arrive in time.
- On that train, he first met the woman he would one day marry.
- I wish you would not get angry so easily.
- She asked if I would like some advice.
- He used to smoke, but he doesn’t now.
- I used to like football, but now I don’t.
- You used to hate him, didn’t you?
- I always used to be afraid of spiders.
