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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boom
Lose 50 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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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.
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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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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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Name three different ways we can talk about a repeated action in the past. (Eg. Eating a sandwich)
I ate sandwiches / I used to eat sandwiches / I would eat sandwiches
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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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heart
Other team wins 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
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banana
Go to last place!
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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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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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He __________ short hair. (have)
He used to have short hair / he had short hair. NOT he would have short hair. We never use 'would' to talk about a state in the past.
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Sarah ______ good at dancing. (be)
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, 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 _______ 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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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)
