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Vsuresh Posted 16 years ago
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Sir, I would like to know whether both these sentences are correct:
Sheela used to play cricket when she lived in Bangalore.
Sheela would play cricket when she lived in Bangalore.
suresh
Sheela used to play cricket when she lived in Bangalore.
Sheela would play cricket when she lived in Bangalore.
suresh
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Hello, Vsuresh. Actually "would" and "used to" can be used interchangeably without altering the meaning in most of cases. But as it goes deeper, there are some points that you should keep in mind about "used to", namely when it is the only usage acceptable: 1) About past states.
- Hello, Vsuresh.
- Actually "would" and "used to" can be used interchangeably without altering the meaning in most of cases.
- But as it goes deeper, there are some points that you should keep in mind about "used to", namely when it is the only usage acceptable: 1) About past states.
- (I used to own an old BMW,) (I would own an old BMW) 2) About regular habitual behaviour.
- (I used to smoke) (I would smoke).
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Hello, Vsuresh. Actually "would" and "used to" can be used interchangeably without altering the meaning in most of cases. But as it goes deeper, there are some points that you should keep in mind about "used to", namely when it is the only usage acceptable:
1) About past states. (I used to own an old BMW,) (I would own an old BMW)
2) About regular habitual behaviour. (I used to smoke
1) About past states. (I used to own an old BMW,) (I would own an old BMW)
2) About regular habitual behaviour. (I used to smoke
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