Travel & Transport: Wayfarers And Waystations — C2 English Lesson

📝Grammar: 5B: Past and present habits and states — used to, would, and the past simple

**used to** + infinitive describes a past habit or state that is finished: I used to teach English. It has no present form — never say *I use to*. The negative and question drop the d: **didn't use to**, **did you use to**. In conversation, **never used to** often replaces **didn't use to**. For repeated past actions, **would** + infinitive adds a nostalgic, storytelling tone: every summer we would sail to the islands. But **would** can never describe a past state — only **used to** or the past simple can do that. **used to** and the **past simple** overlap for repeated actions: I used to l