Grammar: Past Habits with Used To and Would
Oxford Discover Futures Quiz – Prep 3 (Term 1) · Unit 1: What Connects Us? · Lesson 4 · Term 1
Also known as: Used to and would · past habits
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Lesson questions (14)
- When I was a child, I ___ play in the street every afternoon.
Answer: used to - My grandfather ___ live in a small village.
Answer: used to - ___ you use to walk to school?
Answer: Did - Every summer, we ___ visit our cousins in Alexandria.
Answer: would - She didn't ___ to like vegetables, but now she loves them.
Answer: use - There ___ to be a cinema here. Now it's a bank.
Answer: used - My father ___ tell us stories every night.
Answer: would - I used to ___ glasses, but now I wear contact lenses.
Answer: wear - Rewrite: Marc ate a lot of sweets when he was a child. (used)
Answer: Marc used to eat a lot of sweets when he was a child. - Rewrite: Women wore long dresses in the past. (used)
Answer: Women used to wear long dresses in the past. - Rewrite: He doesn't smoke now, but he smoked before. (used)
Answer: He used to smoke. - I used to living in Cairo when I was young.
الخطأ:living· التصحيح: live - We didn't used to have a computer at home.
الخطأ:used· التصحيح: use - I would to be afraid of the dark.
الخطأ:would· التصحيح: used
About this lesson
“Grammar: Past Habits with Used To and Would” is from Oxford Discover Futures Quiz – Prep 3 (Term 1) (Unit 1: What Connects Us?) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “When I was a child, I ___ play in the street every afternoon.” and “My grandfather ___ live in a small village.”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
Lesson words: used to · Did · would · use · used · wear · He used to smoke. · live
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
When do we use used to and would for the past?
Both are for repeated habits in the past: We used to / would play football every day.
What is the difference between them?
used to is for states and habits: I used to be shy. would is for repeated actions only, and is not used with be and have as states.
How do we make used to negative?
didn't use to + verb: I didn't use to like fish.
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No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in Gameshow Quiz, Mixed questions, Find & fix, Complete the sentence and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.