would 与 used to
Would与used to是两个易混淆的词组,两个词之间既有区别又有联系:
一、Would与used to的共通之处
1.Would与used to都可用来表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作,常常可以换用。
如:
When we were boys we used to(would )go swimming every summer.
小时候,每到夏天我们都要去游泳。
He used to/would spend every penny he earned on books.
过去,他通常把挣来的钱全花在买书上。
2.Would与used to都不能用来表示动作发生的具体频度或具体的一段时间。
例如,不能说:
I would/used to go to France six times.He used to live in Africa for twenty years.上两句应改成:
I went to France six times. 我去过法国6次。
He lived in Africa for twenty years. 他在非洲住过20年。
二、Would与used to的区别主要有以下几点:
1.used to可指过去的状态或情况,would则不能。如:
School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny hed overcharged a customer.(不能用would)
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