Past Routines or Habits 8.1 used to+ base form of the verb It talks about a habit which was true in the past but we are sure it is not true now. Past Locations She used to live in San Francisco. She doesn't live there now. Past States She used to be a sleepwalker. She is not a sleepwalker now. Past Possessions She used to have a Ford. She doesn't have it now. ======================================== 8.2 didn't+ use to+ base form of the verb He didn't use to like opera, but now he does. He likes opera a lot now. ======================================== 8.4 would+ base form of the verb It talks about a habit which happened regularly in the past. We have no information about now or the present situation is not important. He would always ask a lot of question. Does he always ask a lot of questions now? We have no information about now or the present situation is not important. ======================================= 8.5 Do not use "would+ base form of the verb " to talk about past locations, past states, and past possessions. used to+ live past location used to+ be past states used to+ have past possessions =========== For other verbs, "used to+ base form of the verb " and "would+ base form of the verb " have the similar meanings. They used to attend talk shows. = They would attend talk shows.
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