Would VS Used to. Вставьте Used to или Would
1 I …. live near the railway line. When a train went past, the whole
house … shake.
2 Now the shelves of our local shop are empty. I remember they … be
full of stuff some years ago.
3 Every time my father was angry, he … struck the table.
4 Every time my mother went out, she … always take an umbrella
with her just in case.
Explanation: "Used to" is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true. In this sentence, it indicates that in the past, the person lived near the railway line. "Would" is used to describe an action that repeatedly happened in the past. In this case, when a train went past, the house would shake.
2. Now the shelves of our local shop are empty. I remember they used to be full of stuff some years ago.
Explanation: "Used to" is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true. In this sentence, it indicates that in the past, the shelves of the local shop were full of stuff.
3. Every time my father was angry, he would strike the table.
Explanation: "Would" is used to describe an action that repeatedly happened in the past. In this sentence, it indicates that every time the father was angry in the past, he would strike the table.
4. Every time my mother went out, she would always take an umbrella with her just in case.
Explanation: "Would" is used to describe an action that repeatedly happened in the past. In this sentence, it indicates that every time the mother went out in the past, she would always take an umbrella with her just in case.