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    The document discusses the use of the word "would" in different contexts. It can be used as the past tense of "will" or "going to" when talking about repeated or habitual past actions. It is also used in the second and third conditional to talk about hypothetical or unlikely past situations. Additionally, "would" can make requests or questions more polite. The document also briefly covers the use of "used to" to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past that are no longer happening.

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    The document discusses the use of the word "would" in different contexts. It can be used as the past tense of "will" or "going to" when talking about repeated or habitual past actions. It is also used in the second and third conditional to talk about hypothetical or unlikely past situations. Additionally, "would" can make requests or questions more polite. The document also briefly covers the use of "used to" to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past that are no longer happening.

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    Would Used To

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    Guadalupe CG
    The document discusses the use of the word "would" in different contexts. It can be used as the past tense of "will" or "going to" when talking about repeated or habitual past actions. It is also used in the second and third conditional to talk about hypothetical or unlikely past situations. Additionally, "would" can make requests or questions more polite. The document also briefly covers the use of "used to" to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past that are no longer happening.

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    Would Structure of Would subject + would + main verb The main verb is always the bare infinitive (infinitive

    without "to"). subject + She auxiliary verb would 'd She would not wouldn't ? Would she like coffee? like whisky. main verb like tea.

    Again, these sentences are about situations in the past, which are finished. However, it's important to notice that all the sentences, here, are about actions or situations which were repeated again and again and again.

    We often use would as a kind of past tense of will or going to: Even as a boy, he knew that he would succeed in life. I thought it would rain so I brought my umbrella.

    We sometimes use would (rather like used to) when talking about habitual past behaviour:
    My sister lived in Australia for many years, but she would always come home for Christmas."

    Every weekday my father would come home from work at 6pm and watch TV. Every summer we'd go to the seaside. Sometimes she'd phone me in the middle of the night. We would always argue. We could never agree.

    would: Conditionals We often use would to express the so-called second and third conditionals: If he lost his job he would have no money. IfI had won the lotteryI would have bought a car.

    would: Polite requests and questions Would you open the door, please? (more polite than: Open the door, please.) Would you go with me? (more polite than: Will you go with me?) Would you know the answer? (more polite than: Do you know the answer?) What would the capital of Nigeria be? (more polite than: What is the capital of Nigeria?)

    used to
    Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas) EstructuraSujeto + "used to" + verbo... Negative Sentences (Frases negativas) EstructuraSujeto + "didn't" + "use to" + verbo... Interrogative Sentences (Frases interogativas) Estructura"Did" + sujeto + "use to" + verbo...?

    All of these sentences describe actions or situations in the past, which are finished nowWe use 'used to' to talk about actions or situations that continued for some time in the past, not for events which happened suddenly or just for a moment.

    We used to go to the beach every summer when I was young. There used to be a great restaurant here, but it closed a few years ago. Food didn't use to be so expensive. Did they use to go to the beach in the summers?

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