She
got used to living
alone in a small apartment.
(she became accustomed to it)
WOULD
Would describes repeated past actions but not states. It can only be used with action verbs:
From time to time, he
would call
her to ask if she wanted to meet for lunch.
USED TO or WOULD?
With action verbs, often either used to or would is possible:
On Sundays, my parents
used to take
me to dance school.
On Sundays, my parents
would take
me to dance school.
With state verbs, however, only used to is possible:
*I
would hate
dancing in those days.
I
used to hate
dancing in those days.
Quotes:
What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want. - Mignon McLaughlin
Modals to express intentions: BE GOING TO, WILL
This topic is discussed under Future time » BE GOING TO » BE GOING TO for intentions and Future time » Future simple » Future simple for intentions (offers, promises, decisions).
Modals to express necessity / obligation: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO, NEED, SHOULD, OUGHT TO, SHALL
Modals to express obligation: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO
The semi-modal NEED
Modals to express obligation: SHOULD, OUGHT TO
The modal SHALL to express obligation
Modals to express obligation: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO
Present and future
Must refers to obligations which come from the speaker and may be directed at the speaker or the listener:
I really
must give up
smoking.
(directed at the speaker)
You
must keep
this secret.
(directed at the listener)
Have to expresses external obligations, which come from outside of the speaker. These may be rules and regulations imposed by an external authority:
I
have to get
to work by 9 every day.
Do
you
have to wear
a uniform at your school?
Absence of obligation is expressed with the negative form of have to, not with mustn't. Mustn't is used to express that it is necessary not to do something:
I
don't have to get up
early tomorrow. It's a holiday.
(I can get up late.)
You
mustn't tell
anyone. It's a secret.
(Don't tell anyone.)
Have got to has the same meaning as have to, but it is more common in informal, spoken language. The affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of have to and have got to are:
have to
have got to
I/you/we/they
have to
go.
I/you/we/they
have got to
go.
I/you/we/they
don't have to
go.
I/you/we/they
haven't got to
go.
Do
I/you/we/they
have to
go?
Have
I/you/we/they
got to
go?
He
has to
go.
He
has got to
go.
He
doesn't have to
go.
He
hasn't got to
go.
Does
he
have to
go?
Has
he
got to
go?
Must and will have to can be used to refer to future obligations:
You
must be
home by 10 o'clock.
I'
ll have to pay
my bills next week.
Past
Must has no past form. Instead, we use had to to express past obligations:
When I was at primary school, I
had to wear
a uniform.
We
had to start
all over again.
Quotes:
Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. - Lao Tse
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. - Mark Twain
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato
Some things have to be believed to be seen. - Ralph Hodgson
You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself. - Samuel Levenson
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart. - Thomas Watson, Sr.
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. - Voltaire
A man must be master of his hours and days, not their servant. - William Frederick Book