中考英语词汇：would与used　to的区别

　　In those days he would help her with her gardening. 那时他常来帮助她种植花木。

　　I used to write poetry when I was your age. 我像你那么大时常常写诗。

　　I don’t swim as often as I used to. 我游泳的时候不像过去那样多了

　　Children are not so well-behaved nowadays as they used to be. 孩子们现在没有过去那样听话了。

　　有时两者可互换。如

　　When we were children we would (used to) to skating every winter. 我们小时候，每年冬天都支溜冰。

　　2. 但在下列情况中一般只用used to, 而不用would

　　(1) 用来表示过去与现在的对比，即“以前这样，但现在不这样了”。如

　　I used to go on Saturdays, but now I no longer do so. 过去我星期六经常去但现在我不去了。

　　(2) 表示过去持续的状态。如

　　He used to like you. 我原来喜欢你。

　　There used to be a tree here. 原来这里有棵树。