Would for the Past
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the present tense form of 'would'. All the gaps should be filled in with the decontracted forms, though they refer to 'typical behaviour.'
When she was young, my mom ...... (get) up at 7.00 to run all her errands before she ...... (set) off for school.
The poet ...... (take) a pencil into his hands and play with it. Then, he ...... (stare) at the people walking by and suddenly he ...... (put) down whatever ideas popped into his mind.
Henry's old brother ...... (never / go) out on cold evenings. He was always afraid of catching the flu.
My gradfather ...... (get) up at 5.00 o'clock and feed the animals. Then, he ...... (make) breakfast for his wife and go back to work again.
I ...... (sometimes / wander) about the hills and enjoy the spectacular scenery of our countryside.
Dr McKinnley ...... (never / turn) down a patient, no matter how tired he was. He ...... (always / find) the time to help other people.
The vast majority of my students ...... (never / study) hard. They ...... (come) up with a whole bunch of lame excuses and then, during their final exams, many of them found it difficult to answer even some of the easy questions.
The milkman ...... (come) to our house every Tuesday morning, at about 7.10 to deliver our milk and cheese.
Mr Mason ...... (learn) hard for all his exams which is why he's so successful these days. He ...... (even / spend) his Friday nights at the library trying to catch up on things he didn't understand too much.
The young detectives ...... (always / observe) the work of their more experienced colleagues in order to get better acquainted with their work. Most of them ...... (take) a closer look at the senior policemen's notes, but some of them ...... (also / voice) their observations and discuss them with their supervisors.