Difference Between Used To and Would

[Music] hello today we'll look at two very special ways to describe events of the past used to and would when I was a schoolboy I used to go to school by bus when I was a school boy I would go to school by bus in this case both sentences mean the same thing used to and would are two very common ways to describe some regular or repeated actions or habits in the past one more time repeat after me I used to go to school by bus I would go to school by bus one important thing about used to and would is that we use them when we speak about some actions that do not happen anymore there were regular or repeated actions or habits only in the past but not any longer so let's take a look at different forms of used to I used to go to school by bus this is a statement I don't use to go to school by bus this is the negative form and please pay attention that in the negative form there is no ending IDI did you use to go to school by bus and this is a question and now the forms of would I would go to school by bus a statement I wouldn't go to school by bus it's the negative form and a question would you go to school by bus but honestly I have not heard questions with would and this meaning very often I used to live in New York ten years ago living is not a habit it is not an action which was habitual or repeated or regular this is something that happened for a long time non-stop and this is called a permanent action so with feminine actions we use only used to when we speak about the past we cannot use the verb food in this case so there is only one variant possible I used to live in New York ten years ago and you cannot say I would live in New York ten years ago let's take a look at more examples of sentences with permanent actions I used to work for a big company I used to study a lot in my first year at university I used to like ice cream as a kid or when I was a kid I used to like ice cream like is not an action verb it's a stative verb and when we talk about permanent states in the past there is only one variant possible he used to I used to like ice cream as a kid and you cannot say I would like ice cream as a kid would is not used with stative verbs more examples of state of verbs love-hate appear belong believe own remember now want wish understand need repeat after me I used to know a lot of songs she used to own a big house these are also examples of sentences with state of verbs this is my friend and he would sometimes feel lonely in that place but sometimes it's okay to use wood with stative verbs it happens where the state is not permanent but a temporary one usually with frequency adverbs such as sometimes often or usually for example I would sometimes feel lonely in that place I would often feel lonely that place I would usually feel lonely in that place more examples she would often forget her students names I would sometimes see her near our house now I hope it's clear when we need used to or would when speaking about the past and if you liked this video please drop me a like and please subscribe

Channel: New Model for Learning English

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Length: 4min 59sec (299 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 28 2018