22nd July

Used to/would – Past habits and states

Used to

1. I used to have shoulder length hair.
   
2. I used to dance ballet when I was a child.
   
3. I used to be a builder before I was a teacher.
   

What does used to mean here?

A past state or habit which is not true now.

What are the negative and interrogative forms?

I used to dance ballet.

I _______ ________ to dance ballet.

______ you _________ dance ballet?

Remember: Used to only exists in the past, to talk about present habit we use the present simple with adverbs of frequency.

I usually/normally/tend to go to the gym twice a week.

Would

“Would” can replace “used to” in one of the three sentences at the top of the page with exactly the same meaning. In which sentence is would possible?

2. I would/used to dance ballet when I was a child.

We can use “would” with the same meaning as “used to” only when we’re talking about past actions or habits not when we’re talking about states.

When I was at uni I would/used to get up at 11am. (get up = action/habit)

When I was a child I would/used to have blonde hair. (have = state)

Look at the following sentences, decide if we can only use “used to” or if “would” is also possible.

1. When I lived in Japan I would/used to eat sushi every day.
   
2. When I was at school we used to/would play hopscotch in the playground.
   
3. When I was a kid I didn’t use to/wouldn’t like olives.
   
4. My dad used to/would have a big green land rover.
   
5. He used to/would drive it through the forest on bumpy tracks.
   
6. When I was a teenager I used to/would love heavy metal music, now it’s too loud for me.

Video

Watch the video and make sentences about it.

Discussion

1. What games did you use to play when you were a child?
   
2. Where did you use to go on holiday?
   
3. Are there any foods or drinks that you use to hate when you were young that you like now?
   
4. What did you use to look like when you were a teenager?
   
5. What hairstyle did you use to have?
   
6. What clothes did you use to have?
   
7. Were you badly behaved at school? What bad things did you use to do?
   
8. What did you use to do at the weekends?
   
9. What did you use to do at Christmas?
   
10. How has the place where you grew up changed in your lifetime?
    

There used to be a (park/playground etc.)

Homework

Write a composition detailing all of the things that you used to do when you were younger and explain why you don't do them anymore.

BBC NEWS REPORT

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-33564162

Quick Grammar

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6AG6_VeRc1zSVNHUks0cjVFaDg/view?usp=sharing

Phonetic Alphabet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6AG6_VeRc1zUWFNSHQ1UmRwWTg/view?usp=sharing