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高中英语语法新体验——从经典例句开始
1.6.9.3 3.used to与would的区别

3.used to与would的区别

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used to与would都可以表示过去的习惯,但也存在一些区别。

(1)would只用于表示过去的习惯性动作,而不能表示过去的状态,used to可以用于两种情况。(2)used to不能跟表确定时间段的状语连用,would可以。(3)used to可以用于无人称句和there be存在句,would不可用。

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(4)would表示反复发生的动作。如果某一动作没有反复性,就不能用would,只能用used to。

And from that day on,as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were gone,Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice.

从那天起,只要碗盘一撤掉,饭桌一清理干净,妈妈就马上躲进做针线活的房间练习起来。(具有反复性)

I used to live in Beijing.我过去住在北京。(没有反复性)

(5)used to表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态现在已经结束,would则表示有可能再发生。

People used to believe that the earth was flat.

过去,人们总以为地球是扁平的。(现在已不再这样认为)

He would go to the park as soon as he was free.

过去,他一有空就去公园。(现在有可能再去)