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Vocabulary lesson plan & materials

Free Time and Hobbies

Part 9 — Past Habitual: Used to & Would · A2–B1. Grammar, reading, speaking and writing practice through childhood hobbies and past routines.

  • used to
  • would
  • Past Habitual
  • Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Speaking
  • Writing

Lesson Plan

Objective: understand and use used to and would for past habitual actions, including affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.

Warm-Up — 10 min

Discuss past habits. Ask students to share something they used to do regularly in the past.

Explanation — 15 min

Introduce used to for past habits or past situations that are no longer true, and would for repeated past actions.

Reading Comprehension — 15 min

Students read “My Childhood Hobbies”, answer comprehension questions and discuss the text in pairs or small groups.

Practice — 25 min

Students practise affirmative, negative and interrogative forms with used to and would.

Role-Play — 15 min

Students use the target structures in five conversational scenarios about childhood habits, weekends and family traditions.

Homework — 5 min

Write a short paragraph about a past habitual action using used to or would.

Conclusion — 5 min

Review the key points and invite students to share interesting past habits they learned about.

Materials

  • Whiteboard and markers or a digital whiteboard
  • Reading passage handout
  • Role-play scenario cards
  • Worksheets
  • Individual whiteboards or notebooks

Past Habitual: Used to & Would

Used to

subject + used to + base verb

Use it for past habits and past situations that are no longer true.

I used to live in New York.

Would

subject + would + base verb

Use it for repeated past actions.

I would visit my grandparents every summer.

Important: used to can describe both past habits and past states. Would is used for repeated past actions, not normally for past states such as be, have or live when they describe a state.

Vocabulary in Context

Words and phrases from the source reading and activities.

  • hobby
  • collect stamps
  • stamp album
  • exhibition
  • rare stamp
  • play the piano
  • practise
  • football team
  • match
  • score a goal
  • swimming
  • be afraid of
  • weekend
  • camping
  • cartoons
  • comic books
  • relatives
  • family tradition
  • chores
  • mow the lawn
  • treehouse
  • hide and seek
  • childhood
  • regularly

Reading Passage

My Childhood Hobbies

A2–B1

When I was a child, I used to have many hobbies. One of my favourite hobbies was collecting stamps. I would spend hours looking at different stamps and organising them in my album. My parents used to take me to stamp exhibitions, and I would be so excited to see rare stamps from all over the world.

I also used to play the piano. Every evening after school, I would sit at the piano and practise for an hour. My parents used to listen to my music and always encouraged me to do my best.

As for sports, I used to be on the school's football team. I would play matches every Saturday morning. I loved running on the field and scoring goals.

But there was one thing I didn't use to enjoy: swimming. I used to be afraid of the water, so I wouldn't go swimming with my friends.

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions about the text.

  1. What were some of the hobbies the author used to have as a child?
  2. Which hobby was the author's favourite among the ones mentioned?
  3. How did the author feel about collecting stamps?
  4. What would the author do with the stamps they collected?
  5. How often did the author practise the piano?
  6. Who used to listen to the author's piano music?
  7. How did the author feel about playing football for the school team?
  8. When would the author play football matches?
  9. What did the author enjoy doing while playing football?
  10. Which activity did the author not enjoy as a child, and why?
Suggested answers
  1. The author collected stamps, played the piano, and played football.
  2. Collecting stamps was the author's favourite hobby.
  3. The author was very excited about collecting stamps and seeing rare stamps.
  4. The author would spend hours looking at the stamps and organising them in an album.
  5. The author practised the piano for an hour every evening after school.
  6. The author's parents used to listen to the piano music.
  7. The author enjoyed being on the school football team.
  8. The author would play matches every Saturday morning.
  9. The author enjoyed running on the field and scoring goals.
  10. The author did not enjoy swimming because they were afraid of the water.

Role-Play Scenarios

Childhood Hobbies

Teacher / Student

Ask and answer questions about childhood hobbies using used to and would.

Weekend Plans

Friend / Friend

Talk about past weekend habits. Ask what the other person used to do and what they would do regularly.

Childhood Friends Reunion

Organiser / Childhood Friend

Recall games and activities from childhood and describe what you used to do together.

Family Traditions

Parent / Child

Talk about family traditions from the past: what you used to do and what you would eat or prepare.

Weekend Chores

Parent / Teenager

Discuss chores and responsibilities from earlier years using used to and would.

Past Habitual Worksheets

Worksheet 1 — Mixed Basics

Complete the affirmative, negative and question forms.

  1. He __________ (play) the guitar when he was young.
  2. They __________ (visit) the park every weekend.
  3. I __________ (not, like) onions when I was a child.
  4. She __________ (not, watch) much TV in the past.
  5. __________ you __________ (read) books when you were a kid?
  6. __________ he __________ (travel) a lot during his holidays?
Suggested answers
  1. 1. used to play / would play
  2. 2. used to visit / would visit
  3. 3. didn't use to like
  4. 4. didn't use to watch / wouldn't watch
  5. 5. Did you use to read
  6. 6. Did he use to travel

Worksheet 2 — Affirmative Sentences

Complete the affirmative sentences.

  1. She __________ (play) the piano when she was younger.
  2. We __________ (go) camping every summer.
  3. They __________ (watch) cartoons on Saturday mornings.
  4. I __________ (visit) my grandparents regularly.
  5. He __________ (collect) comic books in his childhood.
Suggested answers
  1. 1. used to play / would play
  2. 2. used to go / would go
  3. 3. used to watch / would watch
  4. 4. used to visit / would visit
  5. 5. used to collect / would collect

Worksheet 3 — Negative Sentences

Complete the negative sentences.

  1. I __________ (not, like) broccoli when I was a kid.
  2. She __________ (not, eat) candy all the time.
  3. We __________ (not, have) a computer at home.
  4. They __________ (not, travel) to the beach often.
  5. He __________ (not, stay) up late on school nights.
Suggested answers
  1. 1. didn't use to like
  2. 2. didn't use to eat / wouldn't eat
  3. 3. didn't use to have
  4. 4. didn't use to travel / wouldn't travel
  5. 5. didn't use to stay / wouldn't stay

Worksheet 4 — Interrogative Sentences

Complete the questions.

  1. __________ you __________ (play) any musical instruments in the past?
  2. __________ she __________ (visit) her relatives during the holidays?
  3. __________ they __________ (watch) a lot of TV when they were children?
  4. __________ he __________ (study) French in school?
  5. __________ we __________ (go) camping with our friends in the past?
Suggested answers
  1. 1. Did you use to play
  2. 2. Did she use to visit
  3. 3. Did they use to watch
  4. 4. Did he use to study
  5. 5. Did we use to go

Worksheet 5 — Mixed Practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “used to” or “would”.

  1. My grandparents __________ live in a small village.
  2. When I was a child, I __________ ride my bike to school.
  3. They __________ have a pet dog named Max.
  4. She __________ always help her mother with cooking.
  5. __________ you __________ collect stamps as a hobby?
  6. We __________ go to the beach every summer.
  7. He __________ play video games after finishing his homework.
  8. I __________ not eat spicy food when I was younger.
  9. __________ they __________ visit their grandparents on weekends?
  10. __________ she __________ watch cartoons on TV as a child?
Suggested answers
  1. 1. used to
  2. 2. used to / would
  3. 3. used to
  4. 4. used to / would
  5. 5. Did you use to
  6. 6. used to / would
  7. 7. used to / would
  8. 8. didn't use to
  9. 9. Did they use to
  10. 10. Did she use to

Worksheet 6 — Story Writing

Write 4–5 sentences. Use “used to” or “would” correctly.

  1. Write a short story of 4–5 sentences about a past habitual action using “used to” or “would”.

Free Time and Hobbies · Part 9 · Past Habitual · A2–B1 · AllEnglishStudy

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