Childhood Memories

Question 1

During the long summers at my grandparents’ farm, we _____ down to the river after breakfast almost every day.

Options: would walk, would have walked, will walk

Question 2

In August 2008, I _____ to the farm once for my cousin’s wedding; it was a single completed visit.

Options: would go, went, used to go

Question 3

As a child, I _____ every path through the woods, but I have forgotten most of them now.

Options: would know, had known, used to know

Question 4

My sister _____ thunderstorms, but now she finds them frightening.

Options: used to like, would like, used to dislike

Question 5

Ben actively refused vegetables, so he _____ eat them when adults insisted. Our family simply had no weekday-dessert habit, so we _____ serve dessert Monday to Friday.

Options: didn't use to, wouldn't, never used to, didn't used to

Question 6

Unlike our neighbors, we _____ watch much television; it simply was not part of our routine.

Options: never used to, wouldn't, never use to

Question 7

In a neutral school survey, the interviewer asked, “_____ collect stickers when you were younger?”

Options: Did you used to, Did you use to, Would you used to

Question 8

After establishing what life was like on the farm, the interviewer asked, “_____ help with the milking before school?”

Options: Do you often, Did you used to, Would you often

Question 9

In a neutral biographical interview, _____ all the neighbors’ names when you lived in the village, or did you learn them later?

Options: Did you use to know, Would you know, Did you used to know

Question 10

Every snowy afternoon, we _____ a new snowman; one unusually warm day, the sun _____ our biggest one before dinner.

Options: would have built, would build, will build, used to melt, has melted, melted

Question 11

During childhood summers, we _____ hours in the treehouse, and we _____ every hiding place in the nearby woods.

Options: would spend, would have spent, will spend, would know, knew, would be knowing

Question 12

Our family _____ an old caravan, and every August my parents _____ it to the coast for our holiday.

Options: would own, didn't use to own, used to own, would tow, would have towed, will tow