💡 'Used to' Vs. 'Would' We use 'used to' and 'would' to talk about things in the past that we don't do now or aren't happening now. Sometimes both 'used to' and 'would' are completely fine in one sentence - but sometimes only 'used to'. Then what's the difference? 🤔 Consider this example with 'used to': "I used to live in England but I moved to Italy last year." 🏠 This example describes a past situation (living in England) that has finished now. We use 'used to' to talk about actions or situations that continued for some time in the past, not for events that happened suddenly or just for a moment. So we can't say: 'I used to have a really good idea when I was brushing my teeth this morning,' because 'having a really good idea' happens suddenly - in one moment. Now let's move on to 'would'. Have a look at this example: "When he was at university, he would sleep until noon at the weekends." 🛌🏻💤 Again, this is about a past situation that has finished. However, it's important to notice that this sentence is about a situation that was repeated (sleeping until noon at the weekends). This is the difference between 'would' and 'used to' - We only use 'would' to describe actions or situations that were repeated again and again and again... But we use 'used to' for any extended action or situation in the past. 'Would' is only good for actions or situations that were repeated many times; 'Used to' is good for any action or situation that continued for a period of time in the past, including repeated actions or situations.