Advanced grammar skill – “Use of Would in the past”

Hello there, how are you all? I hope you are doing well in learning English. Today I'm going to show you the use of would in the past.

We use ‘would’ to express past habits that happened over a period of time. Normally, we use ‘used to’ to express the past habits. By using ‘would’ it give us variety because if we only use ‘used to’ again and again then it could seem boring.

For example:

I used to wake up at 7am in my school days. Then I would go to a coffee shop before I went to school. I used to take lunch at 1pm. After school I would go to the library and after library I would go home. I used to visit my sister twice a week.

Remember: If the past isn’t physical action then we have to use ‘used to’ and we cannot use ‘would’.

For example:

I used to live in China. (Location)

I used to have a white rabbit. (Ownership)

I used to be a doctor. (Career)

That’s it for today. I hope this could help you a little bit. See you next time. Bye.