Video Script
Anna: Hi, Kaveh! Let’s go to lunch!
Kaveh: Ooh, I know a great place. When I first started working here, I would go
every day!
Anna: Great. Oh, no.
Kaveh: What’s wrong?
Anna: I lost my key! I just had it this morning.
Kaveh: You should check the Lost & Found office.
Anna: Great idea. Where is it?
Kaveh: Oh, it used to be across from the cafeteria. But now it’s down in the
basement next to the elevators. It’s really hard to find.
Anna: The Lost & Found is hard to find. That’s funny.
Kaveh: It is.
Professor Bot: I hope Anna can find the Lost & Found office!
Used to and would describe something that happened repeatedly in the past.
Kaveh uses would when he says, “When I first started working here, I would go
every day!
There are two differences between used to and would.
Number 1: We use would only when we say the time period first.
Number 2: For verbs like be, think, feel, see and understand, we can only use
used to.
Kaveh says, "It used to be across from the cafeteria."
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(A worker moves the sign for the Lost & Found office. So, Anna walks into the
wrong office without knowing it.)
Serenity: Come in! I am Serenity.
Anna: Hi, Serenity. I’m Anna!
Serenity: Please, sit down. How can I help you?
Anna: I lost something very important.
Serenity: Shh. I already know. You need help.
Anna: Yes. I need help finding the key …
Serenity: Shh. You need to find the key – the key that will give you happiness.
Anna: Yes. Finding this key will make me very happy.
Serenity: First, Anna, let me tell you a little bit about myself.
Anna: Okay.
Serenity: I used to be a very important person with a very important job. I made
a lot of money -- I mean a lot.
Anna: Wow. Good for you!
Serenity: No! No, it was bad for me. I lost the most important thing – the key!
You’ve lost it too, haven’t you, Anna? Haven’t you?
Anna: I guess. So, how does this work? Do I have to fill out a form or
something?
Serenity: No. No forms. Just answer this one question: As a child, what did you
use to do to feel happy?
Anna: When I was little, I used to sing all the time with my family. Those were
good times.
Serenity: Singing is so joyful! I used to sing. But now that I’ve started my
business, I’ve just been too busy. Too busy! Anna, why don’t you sing again?
Anna: I sing everywhere! I sing in the office. I sing on the metro. I sing in
the elevators. I sing on the escalators. I sing in the bathroom. Serenity!
Serenity! I really need to find my key. Yeah!
Serenity: Yes, we need to find the key … the key to happiness.
Anna: No, no. I just need to find the key to my apartment.
Serenity: I used to know. But now I don't! Do you, Anna?
Anna: I don’t know. I think I left it in the ladies’ room. You know, this isn’t
the Lost & Found, is it?
(Anna starts walking out of the room)
Serenity: It could be the Lost & Found. I’m lost! And I used to find joy for
people! I used to find joy!
Anna: You know, this is a bad time for you. I’ll find the Lost & Found myself.
Bye, thanks.
Serenity: I used to find joy. I used to find joy! I used to find joy!
Anna: Ah, I found my key!
Serenity: I used to find joy!
Pofessor Bot: Oh no. Serenity lost her joy. But at least Anna found her key!
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Listening
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Practice |
Now, practice the grammar you just learned. Use the Comments section below to
tell us what you used to do to feel happy.
Remember to follow these rules:
Rule # 1: Use would only when you introduce the
time period first.
You can mention the time in the same sentence:
"When I first started working here, I would go every day!"
Or, you can mention the time in the previous sentence:
"When I first started working here, I did not bring lunch from home. I would go
to restaurants every day.
Rule # 2: For stative verbs, only use used to. A
stative verb is a verb used mainly to describe a state or situation rather than
an action.
Two examples from today's lesson:
Serenity: "I used to know. But now I don't"
Kaveh: "It used to be across from the cafeteria.
There are many stative verbs in English. Some examples include: be, know, think,
feel, see, understand, want, like, love, hate, wish, mean, remember, taste,
believe, hear, look and seem. |
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