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lukasz
5 lis 2015

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Jaka jest różnica między I used to do something i I would do something (in the past) ?Możesz podać przykładowe zdania.

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olympicscent
5 lis 2015

  • angielski (amerykański)

'Used to do something' implies that you have already done it. 'Would do something' implies that you would have done it but decided not to.

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lukasz
5 lis 2015

  • polski
Come on, It cannot mean that. Are you sure you haven't mistaken anything?
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olympicscent
5 lis 2015

  • angielski (amerykański)

I'm sure 'would do' something means that you would've liked to have done it because in present tense it would be 'I'm willing to do...'.

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kazul
5 lis 2015

  • angielski (amerykański)

"Would" has two possible forms in the past, with different meanings.

1. would have done: If I had known she was married, I would not have kissed her. (REGRET / UNREAL SITUATION)
2. would do: When I was a child, I would often walk in the countryside. (PAST HABITUAL ACTION)

For 2, "would" and "used to" mean the same thing. However, because "would" is ambiguous, it's typical to use "used to" first and "would" afterward. Most people alternate the two so as to not be repetitive. For example:
- When I was a child, I used to love dolls. I would spend all day playing with my dolls, and when my mother tried to make me go to school, I would get really angry with her.

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kazul
5 lis 2015

  • angielski (amerykański)

I think this website has a good summary if you want more example sentences ;)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/fr/quic...

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lukasz
6 lis 2015

  • polski
Thank you kazul. That's what I was asking for.
But I think there is a mistake in the last example of past simple: "I went to Egypt in 1988". "To go" is not a state, it's an action. What do you think?
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kazul
6 lis 2015

  • angielski (amerykański)

No problem! :)

You're right - "to go" is not a state, it's an action. The website's formatting is a little confusing. "Past states" refers to the sentence above it (I had/used to have a dog called Charlie.) not the one below.

"I went to Egypt in 1988" is an example of a situation when you cannot use "used to" or "would," because it happened only once.

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