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When we tell a story that happened in the past should we use 'used to' and 'would' for actions that happened regularly in that story. For example in the following what differences do the five forms have? And which one seem the most suitable candidate?

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who drew scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

When we tell a story that happened in the past should we use 'used to' and 'would' for actions that happened regularly in that story. For example in the following what differences do the five forms have? And which one seem the most suitable candidate?

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who drew scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

 

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

When we tell a story that happened in the past should we use 'used to' and 'would' for actions that happened regularly in that story. For example in the following what differences do the five forms have? And which one seem the most suitable candidate?

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who drew scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

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Storytelling, used to and would

When we tell a story that happened in the past should we use 'used to' and 'would' for actions that happened regularly in that story. For example in the following what differences do the five forms have? And which one seem the most suitable candidate?

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who drew scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and showed it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who used to draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.

When I was in junior high, I had a classmate who would draw scorpions on a paper and would show it off to students to scare them off.