"would"与"used to "的区分

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都用来表示过去行为时怎样区分。比如:I used to get up early every day.与He would go for a walk in the park when he was young.

分辨would与used to用法

Would与used to都可用来表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作,常常可以换用。如:

(1)When we were boys we used to/would go swimming every summer.

小时候,每到夏天我们都要去游泳。

(2)He used to/would spend every penny he earned on books.

过去,他通常把挣来的钱全花在买书上。

Would与used to都不能用来表示动作发生的具体频度或具体的一段时间。例如,不能说:

(3) I would/used to go to France six times.

(4)He used to live in Africa for twenty years.

上两句应改成:

(5)I went to France six times. 我去过法国6次。

(6)He lived in Africa for twenty years. 他在非洲住过20年。

Would与used to的区别主要有以下几点:

a. Used to可指过去的状态或情况,would则不能。如:

(7)School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he"d overcharged a customer.(不能用would)

过去,学校的孩子们都知道亚伯拉罕·林肯怎样步行5英里退还多收顾客1便士的故事。

(8)Yet,he cannot but remember China as it used to be.然而,他不会不记得旧日的中国(不能用would)。

b. Would表示反复发生的