Sentence transformation - CAE

Sorry. I'm not sure what you're asking.

The task is to fill the gap with 3-6 words and to use the word "WOULD". The second sentence must have the same meaning as the previous sentence.


Is it right, that "would" have the same meaning as "USED TO" in this case? - in the second sentence.

The point is that I'm not a nattive English speaker. We often translate and use the word "would" as - "we would like to have children.." or "we would appreacite it"
In this case - the meaning of "WOULD" seems to mean "USED TO"



PS: I think I found it, the answer is Yes.

"Would" is future tense. "Used to" is past tense.

Would it be possible to travel from point A to point B?

I used to travel from point A to point B.

Sounds conditional -

who would want to go there in this weather? I'd go if I knew
they were home.

1. In British English, and I'm pretty sure US English as well, one of the uses of 'would' is indeed as an equivalent of 'used to', that is, to talk about a past habitual action. A bit old-fashioned but definitely not obsolete or rare.

When I lived in London, on Sundays I would often walk near the river Thames.

When I was a child, in winter my mother would buy extra firewood.

2. You ask if you could fill the gap with "we compete". If you did this you would change the meaning from a past habitual action to a present one.


The correct way to fill the gap using 'would' is:

During our summers at the beach, we would compete with one another to see who could collect the most shells.

Note: "one another" is a formal old fashioned way of saying "each other".

You're comparing different definitions of the word "would."

Seems a shame to get a thumbs-down for a carefully researched answer.