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 - do something successfully but imperfectlylow quality or brokenimportant change or discoveryproduce something quicklyfood originally for a previous mealmakes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possibledo your share of workessential or central elementrepellenta significant changefind things others don't wantdamage or destroybackward and out of datea piece of advice

Pull your weight - damage or destroydo your share of workimportant change or discoveryproduce something quicklylow quality or brokendo something successfully but imperfectlyfood originally for a previous mealbackward and out of dateaccept that something isn't possiblea significant changefind things others don't wantmakes you feel positivea piece of adviceessential or central elementrepellent

Whip something up - do your share of worka piece of advicefood originally for a previous mealrepellentproduce something quicklylow quality or brokendo something successfully but imperfectlyaccept that something isn't possiblemakes you feel positivebackward and out of dateessential or central elementfind things others don't wantimportant change or discoverydamage or destroya significant change

Scavenge - makes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possiblefind things others don't wantproduce something quicklydo something successfully but imperfectlyfood originally for a previous mealimportant change or discoverydo your share of workdamage or destroyrepellenta significant changelow quality or brokenbackward and out of datea piece of adviceessential or central element

Write something off - a significant changebackward and out of datedamage or destroyessential or central elementfood originally for a previous mealimportant change or discoverydo something successfully but imperfectlya piece of advicelow quality or brokenproduce something quicklyrepellentfind things others don't wantaccept that something isn't possibledo your share of workmakes you feel positive

Shift - find things others don't wantbackward and out of dateproduce something quicklyrepellentlow quality or brokena piece of advicedamage or destroya significant changeessential or central elementfood originally for a previous mealaccept that something isn't possibleimportant change or discoverydo something successfully but imperfectlydo your share of workmakes you feel positive

Retrograde - backward and out of datea significant changefood originally for a previous mealfind things others don't wantproduce something quicklya piece of advicedo something successfully but imperfectlyrepellentlow quality or brokendamage or destroymakes you feel positiveessential or central elementaccept that something isn't possibleimportant change or discoverydo your share of work

Life-affirming - repellentdamage or destroya significant changedo something successfully but imperfectlyaccept that something isn't possiblemakes you feel positivebackward and out of datea piece of adviceessential or central elementdo your share of workfood originally for a previous mealimportant change or discoverylow quality or brokenproduce something quicklyfind things others don't want

Leftovers - food originally for a previous mealdo something successfully but imperfectlya piece of advicebackward and out of datefind things others don't wantaccept that something isn't possiblemakes you feel positivedamage or destroyimportant change or discoverydo your share of workproduce something quicklylow quality or brokenrepellentessential or central elementa significant change

Muddle through - a significant changedo your share of workfood originally for a previous mealessential or central elementfind things others don't wantimportant change or discoverybackward and out of dateproduce something quicklydamage or destroya piece of advicemakes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possibledo something successfully but imperfectlyrepellentlow quality or broken

Breakthrough - food originally for a previous mealdo your share of workessential or central elementdamage or destroyfind things others don't wantproduce something quicklyimportant change or discoverylow quality or brokenrepellentdo something successfully but imperfectlybackward and out of datemakes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possiblea piece of advicea significant change

Staple - a significant changea piece of advicelow quality or brokenimportant change or discoverydo your share of workdo something successfully but imperfectlyfind things others don't wantmakes you feel positiveaccept that something isn't possibleproduce something quicklyrepellentbackward and out of datefood originally for a previous mealdamage or destroyessential or central element

Off-putting - damage or destroydo something successfully but imperfectlyfood originally for a previous meala piece of advicebackward and out of dateproduce something quicklyimportant change or discoverylow quality or brokena significant changeessential or central elementaccept that something isn't possibledo your share of workrepellentmakes you feel positivefind things others don't want

Mangle - low quality or brokena piece of advicebackward and out of datemakes you feel positivea significant changeaccept that something isn't possibledo something successfully but imperfectlyfood originally for a previous mealproduce something quicklyessential or central elementdamage or destroydo your share of workimportant change or discoveryrepellentfind things others don't want

Dodgy - accept that something isn't possibledamage or destroyimportant change or discoveryrepellentfood originally for a previous mealmakes you feel positiveproduce something quicklydo something successfully but imperfectlya piece of advicelow quality or brokena significant changeessential or central elementbackward and out of datefind things others don't wantdo your share of work

2. Click here to open the article:

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 both used to & wouldused to 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 used toboth used to & would 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 used toboth used to & would 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 used toboth used to & would live like a racoon, eating without planning or cooking, and now she enjoys food more.