Hi again!
As I mentioned in our last lesson, habits in the past can be conveyed in English in different ways; you are already familiar with the phrase "used to" and should, of course, have no great problems to use it to talk about actions or states which no longer are true in the present time.
We can, as well, use would to talk, mainly, about actions and even feelings of the past. Note that I'm not including states, opinions, beliefs, likes/dislikes or verbs connected with existence or appearance, which have to be used with "used to", not "would".
The normal sequence is to start talking about past habits/states with "used to" and then shift every now and then to "would" to talk about some specific past actions/habits.
Find below some links with explanations and examples about this grammatical point:
They say an image is worth one thousand words, and I'll add, even more so if it comes along with some catchy music. I'm sure most of you will be familiar with Bob Marley's superfamous song "No Woman, No Cry" (I mean, if you haven't heard it, where the heck have you been in the last three decades???). Well, I suggest you listen to it and read the lyrics. Pay special attention to how "used to" and would are used!
Enjoy!
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