C1Englishen.c1.004

Would for past habits and characteristics

Structure:

subject + would + base verb (past habitual meaning)

Unlike 'used to', 'would' cannot describe past states (*He would be tall).

Example:

When I was a child, we would spend every summer at the lake.

Examples

When I was a child, we would spend every summer at the lake.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "When I was a child, we would spend every summer at the lake."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes