USED TO AND WOULD

We use used to and would to talk about things that happened regularly in the
past but no longer happen now.
ie: She used to live in London when she was a girl.
ie: They would walk around with one trouser leg shorter than the other.
USED TO
Form:
He used to go fishing.
Did he use to go fishing?
He didnt use to go fishing.
Use:
We use used to to talk about activities and states.
He used to go fishing every weekend. (activity)
He used to be very shy when he was at school. (state)
WOULD
Form:
He would go fishing every weekend.
Would he go fishing every weekend?
He wouldnt go fishing every weekend.
Use:
We use would only to talk about activities.
It is usually found in WRITTEN LANGUAGE
We usually need a PAST REFERENCE in order to avoid misunderstanding ( conditional
sense)
We would ride our bike everyday ( conditional )
We would ride our bike everyday when we were young.

TO BE / GET USED TO
TO BE USED TO + NOUN
+ PRONOUN
+ VB-ING
It refers to a SITUATION WE ARE or ARENT FAMILIAR WITH. ( Estar
acostumbrado a )
ie: I am used to eating with a knife and a fork.
Affirmative:
Subject + To be + used to + complements.
ie: She is used to writing with both hands.
Negative:
Subject + To be not + used to + complements.
Ie: she is not used to his new Maths teacher.
Interrogative:
To be + subject + used to + complements. ?
Ie: Is Mike used to walking so many hours?
TO GET USED TO + NOUN
+ PRONOUN
+ VERB ING
It refers to a situation which is becoming more and more familiar to you.
ie: I am a baker and I get used to sleeping during day.
Affirmative:
Subject + To GET + used to + complements.
ie: She GETS used to writing with her left hand because her right one is
broken.
Negative:
Subject + negative auxiliar GET + used to + complements.
Ie: she doesnt get used to his new Maths teacher.
Interrogative:
Auxiliary verb + subject + GET used to + complements. ?
Ie: Will Mike get used to work at nights?

PAST TENSES
PAST SIMPLE TENSE
IT IS USED TO REFER TO :
Complete actions in the past.
ie: I got up, switched on the tve and sat down again.
Habits in the past:
ie: I went to the park everyday.
States in the past:
ie: In those days I didnt like reading

Spelling of the ending -ED

Verbs ending in consonant + y drop the y and add ied
ie: cry cried
Verbs ending in one e simply add d
ie: move moved
One syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant.
Except: verbs ending in -y,-w,-x
ie: stop stopped
ie: snow snowed, play played, fix fixed
Verbs of two or more syllables ending in one vowel+ one consonant also double the
final consonant if the stress is on the last syllable. Except: travel travelled, cancel
cancelled (UK English only)
ie: prefer preferred
Past Time Expressions
Frequency adverbs
Yesterday.
The day before yesterday
Last night, last week, last month, last year
The last time you called
Two days ago, a week ago, 5 years ago
In 1999, in October, in the summer
At 7 o'clock, at midnight, in the evening
For a while, for some time, for a month
Lately, recently

Regular past simple end pronunciation.

/d/ ( voiced)

/t/ ( voiceless)

/id/ (t/d ending)

Discovered
Destroyed
Survived
Travelled
Worried
Changed

Laughed
Crashed
Jumped
Introduced

Visited
Needed

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

IT REFERS TO:
Actions in progress that are often interrupted by events.
ie: While I was opening the letter, the phone rang.
Changing states.
ie: The car was getting worst all the times.
Repeated actions: CRITICISM
ie: When Jane was at school, she was ALWAYS losing things.
WHILE / WHEN / AS.
The short action interrupts the long one.
ie: When he knocked the door, I was having lunch.
ie: I fell from the ladder while I was painting the roof.
When two long actions happen at the same time, we will use PAST
CONTINUOUS, because they are not interrupted by any short actions:
ie: My sister was reading the newspaper while I was doing my homework.
PAST PERFECT
IT REFERS TO:
An event in the past which happens before another even in the past.
ie: By the time we arrived, the train had left the station.
Past perfect forms
Affirmative
HAD + Past participle ( pp)
Negative:

HAD NOT / HADNT + PP

Interrogative:
WH- + HAD + SUBJECT + PP + COMPL?
Short answers:
Yes, I had
No, I hadnt.
Examples
After he had taken his music lessons. he made a telephone call.
Ali had repaired his car before he went fishing
Key words
AFTER / AS SOON AS + HAD + PP. / PAST SIMPLE
ie: After I had finished work, I watched TV.
BEFORE / BY THE TIME + PAST SIMPLE + PAST PERFECT.
ie: Before I watched TV, I had finished work.