Past simple or used to ?
Hi, I have 2 multiple choice questions that differentiate between the past simple and used to. But I am not sure whether my answers are correct. Can the teachers pls help me?
1, When I lived in BilBao, I... the Guggenheim Museum several times.
A. would visit
B. visited
C. used to visit
2, Hilary ... as a doctor in Bangladesh for eighteen months.
A. used to work
B. would work
C. worked
My answers for those 2 are C , A.
Besides, can you tell me the difference between past simple and used to ?
Thanks a lot!!!
Top answer
You need past simple in both places— "visited" and "worked" Used to is used for past habits. Example When I was in London, I used to visit my friends every Sunday. She used to shop at Shoppers Stop when she was working in World Travel Company.
- You need past simple in both places— "visited" and "worked" Used to is used for past habits.
- Example When I was in London, I used to visit my friends every Sunday.
- She used to shop at Shoppers Stop when she was working in World Travel Company.
- As for your sentences are concerned, "several times" in # 1 and "eighteen months" in # 2 do not necessitate the use of "used to"
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You need past simple in both places— "visited" and "worked"
Used to is used for past habits.
Example
When I was in London, I used to visit my friends every Sunday.
She used to shop at Shoppers Stop when she was working in World Travel Company.
As for your sentences are concerned, "several times" in # 1 and "eighteen months" in # 2 do not
0Use the simple past for both of those. (B and C)
'used to' isn't used with 'several times' or with a 'for' phrase of time, e.g., 'for eighteen months'. That's because 'used to' conveys the idea of a habit. A habit doesn't occur only a limited number of times, and it doesn't occur for only a limited number of months. ('would' has the same problem.)
CJ
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