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Question 103

The speaker recalls a repeated action from the 1990s and does not claim whether it still happens: During each school holiday then, my cousin ___ us after breakfast.

  1. used to ring
  2. would ringCorrect answer
  3. was used to ringing
  4. was used to ring

Explanation

The established past period and repeated dynamic action allow habitual would without asserting that the custom ended. Used to would add a discontinued-habit implication that the premise explicitly withholds, while the accustomed-to form has a different meaning.

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