![]() ![]() When I was at primary school we _ go swimming every Monday afternoon and on the way home we _ stop to buy sweets and Coca-Cola I _ love Monday afternoons!.I _ think that living alone was boring but I’ve changed my mind now. ![]() When I worked in the city centre I _take the metro to work every day.When I was a child I _ play football in the park for hours.I _ be really fat but I’ve lost a lot of weight.Look at the text again, in which cases can we use either “used to” or “would” and which ones can we only use “used to”?Ĭomplete the sentences below with “used to” or “used to + would” _ can only be used to describe past habitual actions NOT states and opinions. _ can be used to describe past habitual actions, likes/dislikes, states and opinions that are not true now. Both can be used to describe habits in the past.Ĭomplete the rules below with “would” or “used to”: Underline all the uses of “used to” and “would” in the text. Sometimes someone helped him do his job T/F.He had to deliver papers to the whole village T/F.Ben was luckier than me, sometimes if he couldn’t be bothered to do his paper round, his Dad would drive him around his route in his car! I would sometimes ride my bike to get the job done faster. I used to love seeing the empty streets of the village before anyone got up but I used to hate the job on rainy days. I used to get up very early and deliver the papers to half of the village while my friend Ben would deliver to the other half. I worked as a paperboy delivering newspapers to people in my village every morning. I got my first job when I was 12 years old. This is a lesson plan for intermediate adult students in which they learn how to use “used to” and “would” to talk about past habits then use them to talk about their first jobs. Image credit: Follow me on twitter RobbioDobbio ![]()
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