A simple exercise last Tuesday tested our knowledge on a simple past tense difference, would to and used to. When I was doing the exercise, I didn't really understand the actual proper usage of used to and would to and the only way I determine whether I was correct was seeing if the sentence fitted.
After doing some research, I finally understood the difference between the two:
-"Used to" is used when you talk about a past state that does not happen anymore in the present
Example:
I used to work in a cactus farm two years ago until my accident happened
The "used to" in the sentence is acceptable because he is not working at the cactus farm in the present, so "used to" can be used
-"Would" can be used to talk about repeated past actions not past states
I would always go the pond Correct
I would stay in Georgia 4 months ago Wrong
-'Used" can also be used to talk about repeated past states
I used to live in Canada 3 years ago Correct
