Here is something else to know about "would" and "used to". 1. "Would" is not used with stative verbs (those that describe a state: feel, love, know, be, have, live) So use "Used to" instead. He used to have a beard. This building used to be a hotel. I used to live in China. Compare: He would have a beard. This building would be a hotel. I would live in China. Those have a different meaning, right? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. You can't usually make negative sentences with "would" if you want to express that something didn't use to happen in the past. I didn't use to play with my toy cars. Compare: I wouldn't play with my toy cars. That means "I didn't want to play with my toy cars". https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/past-habits-used-to-would-and-the-past-simple

Used to is used to talk about repeated actions and habits as well as past states. For example, you can say I used to be a biker when I was younger. But you cannot say I would be a biker when I was younger. You can use both to talk about a past action. I used to get the bus to school, I would get the bus to school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode69/languagepoint.shtml#:~:text='Used%20to'%20can%20be%20used,to%20talk%20about%20past%20states.

"Used to" is usually used for something which is no longer true For example, As I child, I used to play on the seesaw. Explanation: You no longer play on the seesaw. You only did that as a child. "Would" is used for actions which are still true. For example, As a child, I would go to the park near my house. Explanation: You still go to the park near your house.

'would' has the same meaning, however, it can also infer an extra feeling of nostalgia, eg. When I was a kid, my grandmother would always buy us an ice-cream whenever the ice-cream came into the street.