We can use ‘used to’, ‘would’ and simple past structures to speak about things that happened in the past but don’t happen anymore.
What is the difference?
Use ‘used to‘, ‘would’ or past simple to talk about repeated actions or events. ‘Used to’ or ‘would’ always have the extra meaning: but not anymore.
Use ‘used to‘ or simple past to talk about past states (for example things you liked, had, where you were etc.)
Use simple past for single events.
E.g.:
We used to go to the woods after school. = We would go to the woods after school. = We went to the woods after school.
We used to be good friends. = We were good friends.
Once we visited a safari park.
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