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Did you belong to the world travel club? (would Or used to)

Did you used to belong to the world travel club?

My aunt went on coach tours with her family a lot. (would OR used to OR both)

My aunt would go / used to go on coach tours with her family a lot.

"Would" and "used to" are not very simillar.

ARE very simillar

Did you go on an excursion to historical museum last weekend? (would OR used to OR not possible)

not possible

We use "would" + to infinitiv

infinitiv

Anna didn´t like travelling as a child. She loves it now! (used to OR would)

She didn´t used to like travelling as a child.

We use "used to" + -ing

infinitive

Travelling by air was much more dangerous back in the age of the first flying machines. (would OR used to)

Travelling used to be much more dangerous.

When we are talking about past habits we generally use "would" only in the negative.

... affirmative

"Would" is used to describe past states.

is not

Your grandfathere led guided tours of the city 3 times a week. (would OR used to OR both)

Your grandfather would lead / used to lead guided tours of the city 3 times a week.

Patrick didn´t like hiking as a child. (would OR used to)

Patrick didn´t use to like hiking as a child.

We use "used to" and "would" for single actions

repeated actions

We often took the boat out on to the river. (would OR used to OR both)

We would often take / often used to take the boat out on to the river.

Jack flew to India once. (would OR used to OR not possible)

not possible

Last summer, Jane and I drove all the way to Ireland in an old car. (would OR used to OR not possible)

not possible

We use "used to" to talk about present habis that do happen now

past habits that do not happen now

We use "would" to express a fact.

to express that the action is typical of a person