{"id":2363,"date":"2017-07-16T09:44:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T09:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2017-07-16T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T10:00:08","slug":"would-and-used-to-class-9-grammar-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/would-and-used-to-class-9-grammar-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Would and Used to | Class 9 Grammar Worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both <strong>would<\/strong> and <strong>used to<\/strong> can refer to repeated actions and events in the past.<strong> Used to<\/strong> can also refer to past states. <strong>Would<\/strong> cannot be used to refer to states.<\/p>\n<p>Compare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When I was younger, I <strong>used to<\/strong> go swimming every day. \/ When I was younger, I <strong>would<\/strong> go swimming every day. (Here we are talking about a repeated action in the past.)<\/li>\n<li>Grandma <strong>used to<\/strong> visit us every Sunday. \/ Grandma <strong>would<\/strong> visit us every Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>When we were kids we <strong>used to<\/strong> stay up late. \/ When we were kids we<strong> would<\/strong> stay up late.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Used to<\/h3>\n<p>We use \u2018used to\u2019 to talk about past states and past habits which are now finished.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That auditorium used to be a theatre. (NOT That auditorium would be a theatre.)<\/li>\n<li>She used to have an ambassador car. (NOT She would have an ambassador car.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Would and used to exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the following sentences using would or used to.<\/p>\n<p>1. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 smoke, but now he has stopped. (used to \/ would)<\/p>\n<p>2. Grandma \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. come every Sunday. (used to \/ would)<\/p>\n<p>3. When I was in school, I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. collect stamps. (used to \/ would)<\/p>\n<p>4. My mother \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 have lovely long hair. (used to \/ would)<\/p>\n<p>5. There \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 be a park here. (used to \/ would)<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. He <strong>used to<\/strong> smoke, but now he has stopped.<\/p>\n<p>2. Grandma <strong>would \/ used to<\/strong> come every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>3. When I was in school, I <strong>would \/ used to<\/strong> collect stamps.<\/p>\n<p>4. My mother <strong>used to<\/strong> have lovely long hair.<\/p>\n<p>5. There<strong> used to<\/strong> be a park here.<\/p>\n<h2>Interact with English Class 9 Workbook | Unit 1 Solutions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Exercise 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Used to and Would<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read the passage given below. Substitute \u2018used to\u2019 with \u2018would\u2019 wherever appropriate so that the passage reads better.<\/p>\n<p>When I was a student, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> visit the library frequently. The librarian was a kind man and he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> help me select my books. There <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> be a small tea shop near the library. After spending a few hours in the reading room of the library, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> go to this tea shop to meet my friends. There <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> be an old waiter who kept a corner table reserved for me.<\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p>When I was a student, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would<\/span> visit the library frequently. The librarian was a kind man and he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would<\/span> help me select my books. There <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> be a small tea shop near the library. After spending a few hours in the reading room of the library, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would<\/span> go to this tea shop to meet my friends. There <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">used to<\/span> be an old waiter who kept a corner table reserved for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use \u2018used to\u2019 to refer to past states. Would cannot be used with this meaning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think of the days when you were eight years old. Write down four or five things you would do or used to do or be.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I was eight, I <strong>used to \/ would<\/strong> spend my summer vacation at my grandmother\u2019s place. She <strong>used to<\/strong> keep some cows and hens in the yard. 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