3.5 Grammar: USED TO and WOULD

Read the rule:

Watch the video: L3_3.5_Used_to_and_would.mp4
Mark the sentences as A either for describing an action or S for describing a state.

1 My grandad had an old Mini Morris he called 'Kiddo'.   [A, S]
2 Grandma, Grandad, my dad and my uncle all squeezed into the tiny car.   [S, A]
3 They drove all the way from Edinburgh to St. Ives.   [S, A]
4 It took them all night and most of the next day.   [S, A]
5 Despite the long drive, Dad loved going on holiday in the 'Kiddo'.   [S, A]
6 When my dad was young, he went to the seaside in Cornwall every summer.   [S, A]

★ Rewrite the sentences with used to and the correct form of the verbs.
Example: In the 1990s, people chose bright colours.
In the 1990s, people used to choose bright colours.
1 Many women wore tight jeans and cowboy boots.
Many women              tight jeans and cowboy boots.
2 Tattoos and body piercings weren't as popular as now.
Tattoos and body piercings                  as popular as now.
3 Supermodels such as Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer were very famous.
Supermodels such as Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer            very famous.
4 Was short hair fashionable?
                         fashionable?

★ ★ Change the underlined words with used to or would. Use would whenever possible.

Five years ago, I thought /               I was going to make lots of money when I left school. I told /            my parents I'd be the president of a company with a fancy car and a big house by the time I was 21. I believed /                 that companies were going to fight to offer me a job because I was going to be a great innovator like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. I didn't feel /                    that further study was necessary and I wanted to get a job and start my 'amazing' career as soon as possible. I said /           that I'd be able to 'do whatever' and 'go wherever' because I'd be so rich and successful. I didn't know /                    much about real life back then. What would I say to my teenage self now? WAKE UP, MATE! The real world is tough and competitive, and success requires hard work. Take a reality check, work hard, and if you are very lucky, success might follow.