Would and used to; noun modifiers

Past habits: 'would' and 'used to'. Both describe things that happened again and again in the past, but not any more:

• 'Mij would follow me without a lead.'
• 'When I was five, I used to follow my brother everywhere.'

Past states: only 'used to'. For a state or situation (be, have, own, believe, like), use used to, not would:

• 'Akbar used to be fond of musical evenings.' (not 'would be')
• 'We used to have a dog.'

Words that describe nouns.

• adjectives: 'his wide, flat belly';
• nouns: 'the car keys', 'an otter fixation';
• proper nouns: 'the Tigris marshes', 'the London streets';
• adjective + noun together: 'soft velvet fur', 'a four-footed soccer player'.