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English 16 Public

Would vs. used to vs. past simple

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When I was a teenager I __________ (love) horror movies, now they are too scary for me.

When I was a teenager I used to love horror movies, now they are too scary for me.

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When I was a child I _______ (have) blonde hair.

When I was a child I used to have blonde hair.

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When I was a kid I ____________ (not like) soap operas.

When I was a kid I didn’t use to like soap operas.

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When I lived in Japan I _______ (read) the newspaper every day.

When I lived in Japan I would/used to read the newspaper every day.

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We _________ (stop) at the bookstore to buy Dickens books.

We would/used to stop at the bookstore to buy Dickens books.

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My dad ________ (have) a big reference book in his office.

My dad used to have a big reference book in his office.

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When I was a teen, I _________ (work) in a library on Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes

When I was a teen, I used to/would work in a library on Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes

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When I was at school we _______ (read) a lot of historical books.

When I was at school we used to/would read a lot of historical books.

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My sister ____________ (glance at) magazines before buying them.

My sister used to/would magazines before buying them.

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Back in the day, my grandfather _________ (do) a lot of readings, but now he is very tired

Back in the day, my grandfather used to/would do a lot of readings, but now he is very tired

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We ________ (go) to the same café every afternoon after school to read our favorite novel.

We would/used to go to the same café every afternoon after school to read our favorite novel.

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My favorite author ________ (be) Shakespeare, but now I really like Dickens.

My favorite author used to be Shakespeare, but now I really like Dickens.

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When you were a kid, ________ you ________ (finish) all your homework?

When you were a kid, did you use to finish all your homework?

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Back in the day, people ________ (look up) for words in dictionaries. Nowadays, they use their phone.

Back in the day, people would/used to look up for words in dictionaries. Nowadays, they use their phone.

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In elementary school, I ________ (not read through) my notes before an exam, but now that I'm in school I do it all the time.

In elementary school, I didn't use to read through my notes before an exam, but now that I'm in school I do it all the time.

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I _______ (hate) romantic movies, but now that I have a girlfriend, I enjoy them.

I used to hate romantic movies, but now that I have a girlfriend, I enjoy them.

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