Would and Used to – English Grammar Test for B2
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2 There was a small park here, but it’s gone now.
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3 My father told me bedtime stories when I was little.
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4 She lived alone before she got married.
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5 We visited our grandparents every summer holiday.
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6 He drank a lot of coffee, but now he prefers tea.
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7 My brother and I often argued when we were kids.
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8 People believed the Earth was the center of the universe.
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9 Every Sunday, my mother baked a cake for the family.
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10 I went swimming every morning before work.
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11 There was a cinema next to our house years ago.
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12 My teacher always said that practice makes perfect.
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13 When I was young, I spent hours reading adventure stories.
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14 He was very shy when he was at school, but not anymore.
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15 We met for coffee every Friday after class.
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16 She watched the sunrise from her balcony every morning.
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17 I believed in ghosts when I was a child.
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18 There were many trees here before the construction started.
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19 My grandparents lived in a big farmhouse years ago.
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29 We went camping in the mountains every summer.
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21 He called me every evening to talk about his day.
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22 I often stayed up late studying for exams.
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23 They had an old car that broke down frequently.
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24 My sister always helped me with my homework.
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25 We believed studying abroad was impossible.
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26 My parents took us to the zoo every Sunday.
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27 There was a bakery near our school, but it closed down.
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28 I spent my holidays at my uncle’s farm every year.
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29 She thought learning English was boring.
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30 My best friend came to visit me every afternoon after school.
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Answer
1 I used to play football every weekend.
→ Past habit that no longer continues.
2 There used to be a small park here.
→ Refers to a past state (no longer true).
3 My father would tell me bedtime stories when I was little.
→ Repeated action in the past.
4 She used to live alone before she got married.
→ Describes a past state.
5 We would visit our grandparents every summer holiday.
→ Regular repeated action in the past.
6 He used to drink a lot of coffee, but now he prefers tea.
→ Past habit, now stopped.
7 My brother and I would argue when we were kids.
→ Repeated behavior in the past.
8 People used to believe the Earth was the center of the universe.
→ Old belief (state of mind).
9 My mother would bake a cake for the family every Sunday.
→ Regular action in the past.
10 I used to go swimming every morning before work.
→ Past habit that no longer happens.
11 There used to be a cinema next to our house.
→ Describes something that existed before.
12 My teacher would always say that practice makes perfect.
→ Repeated saying or speech habit.
13 I would spend hours reading adventure stories.
→ Repeated past action.
14 He used to be very shy at school.
→ Past state (personality).
15 We would meet for coffee every Friday after class.
→ Habitual action in the past.
16 She would watch the sunrise from her balcony every morning.
→ Repeated daily action.
17 I used to believe in ghosts when I was a child.
→ Past belief (state).
18 There used to be many trees here before the construction started.
→ Past state (environmental).
19 My grandparents used to live in a big farmhouse.
→ Past residence (state).
20 We would go camping in the mountains every summer.
→ Regular repeated activity.
21 He would call me every evening.
→ Past repeated action.
22 I used to stay up late studying for exams.
→ Past habit no longer true.
23 They used to have an old car that broke down frequently.
→ Past state (possession).
24 My sister would always help me with my homework.
→ Regular repeated behavior.
25 We used to believe studying abroad was impossible.
→ Old belief (state).
26 My parents would take us to the zoo every Sunday.
→ Repeated family habit.
27 There used to be a bakery near our school.
→ Describes a place that no longer exists.
28 I would spend my holidays at my uncle’s farm every year.
→ Past repeated activity.
29 She used to think learning English was boring.
→ Past state of mind.
30 My best friend would come to visit me every afternoon.
→ Repeated action in the past.