Penggunaan Used to, Would, dan Past Simple

Used to (phrasal modal), would (modal), dan past simple sama-sama dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi yang dilakukan berulang kali di masa lampau (repeated past actions).

Used to dan would tidak digunakan pada aksi yang hanya terjadi satu kali di masa lampau, namun past simple dapat digunakan untuk tujuan tersebut. Selain untuk menyatakan kebiasaan di masa lampau, used to dapat pula untuk menyatakan keadaan di masa lampau (past states) seperti past simple.

Would sering digunakan bersama adverb of frequency seperti: always, sometimes, dan usually.

Contoh Kalimat Used to, Would, Past Simple dan Artinya

1. They rode / used to  ride / would ride their bikes every sunday morning.
   (Mereka dulu bersepeda setiap minggu pagi.) repeated past action
2. I went / used to go / would go to the gym 3 days a week to get in shape.
   (Saya dulu pergi ke gym tiga hari dalam seminggu untuk membentuk tubuh.) repeated past action
3. She would sometimes ask me to accompany her to the mall.
   (Dia dulu kadang-kadang meminta saya untuk menemaninya ke mall.) repeated past action
4. My cousin had / used to have many dolls.
   (Sepupu saya dulu punya banyak boneka.) past state
5. We lived / used to live in Cirebon before we moved to Cikarang.
   (Kami tinggal di Cirebon sebelum kami pindah ke Cikarang.) past state

Soal Simple Past Tense

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• Be Used to vs. Used to (Do)
• Be Used to
• Be/Get Used to
• Soal Modal Auxiliary Verb
• Auxiliary Verb “be, do, have”
• Modal Verb
• Phrasal Modal
• Will vs. Would
• Can vs. Could
• Could vs. Was Able to

References:

1. Past habit – used to/would/past simple. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/past-habit-used-towouldpast-simple. Accessed on January 28, 2015.
2. Used to / Would / Past Simple. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1837_aae/page6.shtml. Accessed on January 28, 2015.
3. The tenses and aspects of English. http://cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba/syn/syntax_tense.html. Accessed on January 28, 2015.