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Teacher Dante Nery

PAST HABITS



What do you

remember aboutthe nurture vsnature debate?

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More examples: Kate used to go to the cinema a lot, but she doesn't now.

When I was a child I used to suck my thumb.

•We also use used to for past states and situations which are no longer

true.

e.g. obert used to be a !ery slim when he was younger.I used to li!e in "ondon, but I mo!ed in #$%&.



Used to (negative form)•the negati!e of used to is normally didn't use to (did not use to)

e.g. I didn't use to li!e in "ondon. *ou didn't use to like classical music.

Used to (question form)•We normally form +uestions with did...use to...

e.g. Where did you use to li!e -id you use to like classical music

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Would•We use would with the same meaning to talk about the past.

e.g. When I was a child my father would sometimes take me

fishing.My grandmother was very absentminded. !he would often buy

something and then leave the shop without it.

Used to and Would

•

When we talk about past habits" we can use used to or would.e.g. When we were children" we used to$would play %owboys and

Indians together.

•When we talk about past states" we can use used to" but &'

would. Would is used only for regularly repeated actions. Used to

is used to epress a situation eisted in the past.e.g. My grandfather used to be a policeman. (&'* My

grandfather would be)

My husband used to have a moustache" but he shaved it off.

(&'* My husband would have)

I used to live in %alifornia. I used to have a +olkswagen. (Wouldcannot be used in these sentences.



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Habitual actions:

I am used to getting up early.

I got used togetting up early.

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Marge is usedto her

husband.

Marge gotused to him.

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