Choose the word that fills the blank.
When we were children, our grandmother ______ tell us a story every night.

shouldCorrect answerYour answerwouldCorrect answerYour answermustCorrect answerYour answermayCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

A repeated action in the past can take "would": she would tell us a story every night. It means the same as "used to".

Worth noting

"Should" is for advice and "must" for a duty. Neither describes something that happened again and again.

Ten questions from Articles, prepositions and modals, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Articles, prepositions and modals, at your own pace.

Choose the word that fills the blank.When we were children, our grandmother ______ tell us a story every night.