\nPast states<\/strong><\/td>\n| used to<\/td>\n | IELTS & YDS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPast repeated actions<\/strong><\/td>\n| would \/ used to<\/td>\n | IELTS Speaking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Present habits<\/td>\n | be used to<\/td>\n | TOEFL & YDS trap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n1. When I was a child, I used to<\/strong> play football in the street.<\/h3>\nCorrect:<\/strong> a)<\/p>\nWhy (Exam logic):<\/strong>
This sentence describes a past habit<\/strong>, and the time reference (\u201cwhen I was a child\u201d) is clear.<\/p>\n\n- \n
Both used to<\/em> and would<\/em> can describe past habits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
BUT used to<\/strong> is safer and more common in YDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n📌 IELTS Speaking prefers used to<\/em> for clear past habits.<\/p>\n
\n2. My grandfather would<\/strong> smoke a pipe every evening.<\/h3>\nCorrect:<\/strong> b)<\/p>\nWhy:<\/strong>
Repeated action in the past with a routine feel \u2192 would<\/strong> is very natural.<\/p>\n\n- \n
TOEFL Speaking loves storytelling patterns like this<\/p>\n<\/li>\n - \n
No past state here, only an action<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n3. I used to<\/strong> live in Ankara, but now I live in Istanbul.<\/h3>\nCorrect:<\/strong> b)<\/p>\nWhy:<\/strong>
This is a past state<\/strong> (living somewhere).<\/p>\n🚫 Would<\/strong> cannot be used for past states.
📌 This is a classic YDS elimination question<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n4. Every summer, we would<\/strong> go to the same village.<\/h3>\nCorrect:<\/strong> b)<\/p>\nWhy:<\/strong>
Repeated seasonal action \u2192 would<\/strong><\/p>\n | | |