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Old June 29, 2009, 09:03 AM
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'She would tell me stories' can replace 'She used to tell me stories.' A habitual, or repeated action is being referenced in each sentence, so 'would' and 'used to' can be interchanged.

The action in the second sentence is not habitual, or repeated, but is completed. The girl is no longer happy at school. Therefore, 'would' and 'used to' cannot be interchanged.
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