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By Raül Montejano Gutiérrez; Twitter @raulmontejanogu

lunes, 20 de febrero de 2012

Usually and Use to

Present habits and states.
I usually get up at 8.00 on school days.
Past habits and states.
I used to go out with that girl when I was at school.

For present habits use usually or normally + present simple.
For past habits use used to / didn't use to + infinitive. Used to doesn't exist in the present tense.
We use used to for things that were true over a period of time in the past. It usually refers to something which is not true now.
Used to / didn't use to can be used with actions verbs (wear, go, ...) and non-action verbs (be, have, ...)
We often use not ... any more / any longer with the present simple to contrast with used to. I used to go to the gym but I don't any more/any longer.

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