1. Before reading, try to match these words and phrases to their definitions. Check your answers, and then click on the article (it'll open in a new tab). Then complete the Used To vs Would sentences.

Tip - low quality or brokenrepellentdamage or destroyfood originally for a previous mealbackward and out of datedo something successfully but imperfectlya significant changemakes you feel positivefind things others don't wantdo your share of workproduce something quicklyaccept that something isn't possibleessential or central elementimportant change or discoverya piece of advice

Pull your weight - essential or central elementrepellentimportant change or discoverymakes you feel positivedo something successfully but imperfectlya piece of advicedamage or destroyproduce something quicklyaccept that something isn't possiblea significant changebackward and out of datefood originally for a previous mealfind things others don't wantlow quality or brokendo your share of work

Whip something up - food originally for a previous mealessential or central elementdo your share of workdo something successfully but imperfectlyimportant change or discoveryfind things others don't wantlow quality or brokenbackward and out of dateaccept that something isn't possiblemakes you feel positivea piece of advicedamage or destroyproduce something quicklyrepellenta significant change

Scavenge - backward and out of datedamage or destroymakes you feel positivedo your share of workaccept that something isn't possiblerepellenta significant changelow quality or brokena piece of adviceimportant change or discoveryfood originally for a previous mealproduce something quicklyessential or central elementfind things others don't wantdo something successfully but imperfectly

Write something off - produce something quicklyimportant change or discoveryfood originally for a previous mealdamage or destroyessential or central elementfind things others don't wantdo something successfully but imperfectlylow quality or brokena piece of advicerepellentaccept that something isn't possibledo your share of workbackward and out of datea significant changemakes you feel positive

Shift - repellentfind things others don't wantfood originally for a previous mealmakes you feel positivedo something successfully but imperfectlybackward and out of datelow quality or brokena piece of advicedamage or destroyaccept that something isn't possibleimportant change or discoveryproduce something quicklya significant changeessential or central elementdo your share of work

Retrograde - a significant changemakes you feel positiveproduce something quicklydo something successfully but imperfectlylow quality or brokenessential or central elementfind things others don't wantbackward and out of datedo your share of workaccept that something isn't possibledamage or destroya piece of adviceimportant change or discoveryfood originally for a previous mealrepellent

Life-affirming - makes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possibleessential or central elementdo your share of workbackward and out of datedamage or destroyfood originally for a previous mealfind things others don't wantdo something successfully but imperfectlyproduce something quicklylow quality or brokena piece of adviceimportant change or discoverya significant changerepellent

Leftovers - repellentessential or central elementfind things others don't wantimportant change or discoverydamage or destroyaccept that something isn't possibledo something successfully but imperfectlyproduce something quicklymakes you feel positivefood originally for a previous meala piece of advicedo your share of workbackward and out of datelow quality or brokena significant change

Muddle through - a piece of advicemakes you feel positivedo something successfully but imperfectlyproduce something quicklyrepellentaccept that something isn't possibledamage or destroyfind things others don't wantbackward and out of dateessential or central elementa significant changedo your share of worklow quality or brokenimportant change or discoveryfood originally for a previous meal

Breakthrough - repellentdamage or destroyimportant change or discoveryfind things others don't wantlow quality or brokenaccept that something isn't possibledo your share of workfood originally for a previous mealdo something successfully but imperfectlyessential or central elementproduce something quicklya piece of advicea significant changemakes you feel positivebackward and out of date

Staple - essential or central elementbackward and out of dateproduce something quicklya significant changea piece of adviceaccept that something isn't possiblerepellentlow quality or brokendo your share of workmakes you feel positiveimportant change or discoveryfood originally for a previous mealdamage or destroydo something successfully but imperfectlyfind things others don't want

Off-putting - produce something quicklyfood originally for a previous meallow quality or brokena significant changeaccept that something isn't possiblea piece of advicedo your share of workbackward and out of datefind things others don't wantdo something successfully but imperfectlyimportant change or discoverydamage or destroymakes you feel positiverepellentessential or central element

Mangle - low quality or brokena significant changedamage or destroyfind things others don't wantdo your share of workbackward and out of datedo something successfully but imperfectlyimportant change or discoverya piece of adviceaccept that something isn't possiblerepellentfood originally for a previous mealproduce something quicklyessential or central elementmakes you feel positive

Dodgy - damage or destroyessential or central elementdo your share of workimportant change or discoveryaccept that something isn't possibledo something successfully but imperfectlya piece of advicemakes you feel positivefind things others don't wantfood originally for a previous meallow quality or brokena significant changeproduce something quicklyrepellentbackward and out of date

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Sometimes when we speak about the past we use used to to talk about situations, to show that they were that way in the past but they aren't that way now. Situations in the past are not the same as habits, which are things we did, but don't do now.
But when we talk about the past, when we tell stories, we often use both situations and habits. We can use Used To for both, but we can only use Would for habits.

Look at the sentences below, and say if they are correct only with Used To or with both Used To and Would.

1. The author used toboth used to & would be a terrible cook.
2. She used toboth used to & would eat only a limited range of food, which wasn't healthy.
3. She used toboth used to & would live with a friend who did most of the cooking.
4. Her flatmate both used to & wouldused to always cook and she would do the washing up.
5. She both used to & wouldused to make mistakes when cooking because she was easily distracted.
6. The author used toboth used to & would get discouraged when she tried to cook and things didn't go well.
7. She both used to & wouldused to think that she wasn't refined or gregarious enough to enjoy cooking.
8. She used toboth used to & would often cook something and then eat the same thing for days, but now she freezes some portions.
9. She used toboth used to & would get very stressed when she invited friends for dinner, and now she cooks something simple and worries less.
10. She both used to & wouldused to live like a racoon, eating without planning or cooking, and now she enjoys food more.