4.115 regularity in the past: 'would'

'Would' is used to talk about something that happened regularly in the past, but no longer happens.

• She would sit crosslegged in her red robes.
• A man with a list would come round and say you could go off duty.

When you use 'would' like this, you often add an adjunct of time.

• She would often hear him grumbling.
• Once in a while she'd give me some lilac to take home.
• Every day I'd ring up home and asked if they'd changed their minds.

You can use 'used to' instead of 'would'. 'Used to' is dealt with in paragraphs 4.258 to 4.262.