Question

Use the prompts to write sentences with would. If would is not possible, use used to. 1 Jill / get / home / at 7 p. m. every day
2 we / not have / a lot of money / in those days
3 my family / live / next to a luxury hotel
4 Damien / not drink / coffee / in the past 5 as a child / I / like / reading adventure novels
6 my grandparents / not travel / by car
7 when I was a child / I / be / very shy
8 they / go / on summer camps / at primary school​

Answer 1

1. Jill would get home at 7 p.m. every day. - The word "would" is used to express a habitual action or routine in the past. Since Jill used to get home at 7 p.m. every day, "would" is the appropriate word choice here. 2. We used to not have a lot of money in those days. - Since "would" is not possible here, we use "used to" to indicate a past habit or situation. In the past, we did not have a lot of money. 3. My family used to live next to a luxury hotel. - "Used to" is used here to indicate that in the past, my family lived next to a luxury hotel. 4. Damien would not drink coffee in the past. - "Would" is used here to express a past habit of Damien not drinking coffee. 5. As a child, I used to like reading adventure novels. - By using "used to," we indicate that in the past, when I was a child, I enjoyed reading adventure novels. 6. My grandparents did not used to travel by car. - We use "used to" here to indicate that in the past, my grandparents did not travel by car. 7. When I was a child, I would be very shy. - Here, "would" is used to express a habitual characteristic in the past. When I was a child, I used to be very shy. 8. They used to go on summer camps at primary school. - "Used to" is used here to indicate that in the past, they would go on summer camps during their time in primary school.