Advanced Level: Past Conditionals real and unreal

The Past Real Conditional describes what you used to do in particular real-life situations. It
suggests that your habits have changed and you do not usually do these things today.
If I went out with my friends, I usually spent the whole night out. I cant do that anymore.
When I had time off, I always travelled. Now Im too busy.
When he was younger, he walked everywhere. Now he uses his car.
I had more time for my hobbies when I was younger.

Used to with the Past Real Conditional

To express the idea of a habit that happened in the past but stopped the form 'used to' is
used. The following examples have the same meaning as the examples above:
If I went out with my friends, I used to spend the whole night out. I can't do that
anymore.
When I had time off, I used to travel. Now I'm too busy.
When he was younger, he used to walk everywhere. Now he uses his car.
I used to have more time for my hobbies when I was younger.

If/When
Both 'if' and 'when' are used with the Past Real Conditional. 'If' suggests that something
happened less often. 'When' suggests something happened more frequently.
If I had time off, I travelled. I rarely had time off.
When I had time off, I travelled I regularly had time off.