This free B1–B2 grammar worksheet helps students practise the difference between used to and would.
It is designed for adult English learners, ESL students, EFL students and English teachers who need a clear, practical grammar lesson for class, homework or self-study. This is a common grammar problem at intermediate level because both forms can describe repeated actions in the past, but they are not always interchangeable.
Students practise using used to for past habits, past routines and past states that are not true now. They also practise using would for repeated past actions, especially in stories, memories and descriptions of old routines. The worksheet clearly shows that would is normally used for repeated actions, not past states such as live, have, know, like, love, believe, want or be.
The PDF includes a grammar focus section, used to vs would exercises, choose-the-correct-form practice, sentence matching, correction tasks, mini-dialogues, speaking practice, writing practice, an error-checking challenge, a useful reminder table and a full answer key.
This worksheet can be used in one-to-one lessons, group classes, online English lessons, adult ESL lessons, EFL classes or as independent grammar practice.
Level: B1–B2
Date: May 2026
Focus: Used to vs would
Format: Free grammar worksheet PDF with answer key
This free worksheet includes:
- Clear explanation of used to and would
- Practice with past habits, past routines and past states
- Common verbs used for past states, such as live, have, know, like, love, believe, want and be
- Used to vs would exercises
- Choose-the-correct-form practice
- Sentence matching task
- Error correction practice
- Mini-dialogues using both forms
- Speaking practice for pair work or one-to-one lessons
- Writing practice
- Error-checking challenge
- Useful reminder table
- Full answer key for teachers and students
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