Sarah used to be (OR was) good at dancing. (Being good at dancing is a state, not a repeated action)
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When I was young, I ______ piano lessons. (have) (formal)
When I was young, I would have piano lessons. (a repeated action in the past, spoken formally)
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I ______ chocolate but now it makes me sick. (eat)
I used to eat chocolate but now it makes me sick. (A repeated action in the past)
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I _______ in a huge house by the beach.
I used to live (OR I lived) in a huge house by the beach. (A state that isn't true any more)
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When I was a child, I ________ to school every day. (walk) (formal)
When I was a child, I would walk to school every day. (A repeated action in the past, spoken formally)
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I _______ tennis at the weekends but now I'm always too busy with work. (play)
I used to play (OR I played) tennis at the weekends but now I'm always too busy with work. (A repeated action in the past that isn't true any more)
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I _______ fat but then I went on a diet. (be)
I used to be (OR I was) fat but then I went on a diet. (A state in the past that isn't true any more)
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When I was young, my mother _______________ from school every day. (pick up - phrasal verb) (formal)
When I was young, my mother would pick me up from school every day. ( a repeated action in the past, spoken formally)
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I __________ everything about Harry Potter, but I've forgotten most of it now. (know)
I used to know (OR I knew) everything about Harry Potter, but I've forgotten most of it now. (a state that was true in the past but isn't true anymore)
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She _________ my best friend, but then she stole my boyfriend so we don't talk anymore. (be)
She used to be (OR she was) my best friend, but then she stole my boyfriend so we don't talk anymore. (State that isn't true any more)
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I ______ always go to bed before 7pm. (formal)
I would always go (OR I always went) to bed before 7pm. (but I don't anymore)
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When I was a kid, my grandma _________ me on the lips whenever I saw her. I hated it! (kiss)
When I was a kid, my grandma used to kiss (OR grandma kissed) me on the lips whenever I saw her. I hated it!
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I ________ annoyed by him, but now I think he's funny. (get)
I used to get annoyed by him, but now I think he's funny. (repeated action in the past that isn't true anymore)
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When I was learning to play the piano, I ______ practice every evening. (formal)
When I was learning to play the piano, I would practice (OR I practiced) every evening. (repeated action in the past that isn't true now)
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I _______ a car but I wasn't very good at driving so now I just take the bus. (have)
I used to have (OR I had) a car but I wasn't very good at driving so now I just take the bus. (having a car = a state that isn't true any more)
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We can use the ________ _____ (instead of 'used to' or 'would') to talk about repeated actions in the past, but it's not always clear if the action is true now or not.
Simple past. Eg. 'When she was young, she walked to school'. It's not clear if she walked to school EVERY DAY (repeated action) or just ONCE.
