Used to & Would Talking about the past

Used to I USED TO HAVE BABY TEETH.

Used to Did she use to have baby teeth? Yes, she did.

Used to When did she use to have baby teeth?

She used to have baby teeth when she was a child. NOW Past Future used to have baby teeth She used to have baby teeth when she was a child.

Used to Grammar Notes: used to + base form of the verb Repeated past activities Situations that are no longer true used to always refers to the past There is no present or future form

Used to use to comes after did in negative statements and questions Negatives and Questions use to comes after did in negative statements and questions Crystal never used to eat cake. (common) Crystal didn’t use to eat cake.(less common) Did Crystal eat cake? (common) Did Crystal use to eat cake? (less common)

Would When I was a kid, I would spill food every time I ate. NOW When I was a kid, I used to spill food every time I ate. Past Future

Would Grammar Notes: would + base form of the verb Repeated past activities (habits) that no longer happen in the present DO NOT use would + base form to talk about past situations NOT: She would have baby teeth. NOW Past Future

Practice Write 3 sentences about how your life used to be different from the way it is now. Example: I used to play basketball when I was younger. I would go to practice every day after school. I never used to have much free time because I would have to do my homework after practice.