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Used to & Would

Have you ever heard about them❓ Do you know how to use each one If you don't know the answer for the last question, read the following conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Chris: You used to play 🏓, did you
Rose: No, not actually 🏓, but I would play 🎾.

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Carol: Your 🐶 is so nice
Robin: Have you got any pet❓ 
Carol: No, I haven't. But when I was in school, my family used to have a 🐱.

Did you guess how to use 'used to' and 'would'❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟. Let´s see their uses

Used to is used for talking about situations and habitual actions in the past.
      But when I was in school, my family used to have a cat.
                                                                   ↳ used to infinitive
      You used to play 🏓, did you
                     ↳ used to + infinitive

Would is used only for talking about past habits.
      No, not actually 🏓, but I would play 🎾.
                                            ↳would infinitive


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