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Updated On 02 Feb, 19

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Dating and relationship Vocabulary - Spoken English Lesson - Using mustn't and needn't correctly - Using the future perfect continuous tense - Ill have been working - Using the expression ought to in English ( Modal Auxiliary Verb) - The difference between in and Inside - 'Will I/we' OR 'Shall I/we' in questions (Future) - Which one is correct? - Using Each other and One Another correctly - The Past Continuous Tense (I was Sleeping) - 03 basic uses of being - Difference between 'Idle', 'Idol' & 'Ideal' - The difference between of and off - Present Perfect Continuous Tense VS Past Perfect Continuous Tense - Using Used to and would with Past actions - The Past Perfect Tense (I had gone) - Difference between - dead, death and die - Present Perfect tense (We have gone) and Simple past tense (we went) - Phrases to talk about Driving in English - Expressing Time in English - Using an with consonant abbreviations - How to use multiple adjectives in a sentence? - Using travel words in English - The difference between Lay and Lie - Talking about addictions in English - The difference between passed and past- Saying sorry and Excusing yourself in English - Describing a bad day at work - Using 'too' correctly - Making, Accepting & Declining an invitation in English - Phrasal verbs with ASK - Using Should, Could and Would have done correctly - English Phrasal Verbs - Using the word 'Thing' in different ways - How to achieve your New Year Resolutions? - How to avoid giving information? English Lesson to practice conversation - Using 'ed' and 'ing' adjectives correctly - 14 different ways to say ' I Like it ' - 07 reasons - Why your English speaking isn't improving - Spoken English tips - Difference between 'See', 'Watch' and 'Look' - The difference between the verbs 'Speak' and 'Talk' - Difference between ' I Hope ' and ' I Wish ' - Difference between ' Small ' & ' Little ' - The difference between 'Beside' and 'Besides' - Using 'Myself', Yourself, Ourselves, Themselves Correctly - Reflexive Pronouns - Difference between 'Almost', 'Almost All' and 'Most' - Using 'Also' , 'Too' & 'Either' correctly in a sentence - Using Some & Any - Using ' TO BE ' as the main verb in a sentence - Using the expression 'BUT' in different ways - Modal verbs - Can and Could - Making Suggestions and Recommendations

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Lecture 13: Using ‘Used to’ and ‘would’ with Past actions –

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Using ‘Used to’ and ‘would’ with Past actions – English Grammar lesson

When we speak about past actions, we use ‘used to’ and ‘would’. At times, they are used interchangeably. In this lesson, you are going to learn the usage of ‘used to’ and ‘would’ with reference to the past.

Used to is used to speak about repeated actions in the past, that no longer happen in the present.
Example I used to play football every weekend. (‘would’ could be used in place of ‘used to’)
Example We did not use to watch TV. (‘would’ could be used in place of ‘used to’)
It is also used for a past statecondition.
Example I used to be an engineer, but now I am a teacher. (‘would’ can’t be used in place of ‘used to’)
Example I used to like rock music, but now I like jazz. (‘would’ can’t be used in place of ‘used to’)

Would is used to speak about repeated actions in the past, that no longer happen in the present.
Example When I was young, I would play football. (‘used to’ can be used in place of ‘would’)
Example When I was in college, my mother would call me daily. (‘used to’ can be used in place of ‘would’)

Note ‘Would’ can’t be used to talk about a past statecondition. It can be used only to talk about past actions.
Example I would be an engineer, but now I am a teacher. (incorrect)
Example I would like rock music, but now I like jazz. (incorrect)