Uso de "Used to" para Describir Hábitos Pasados

Clase 6 de 26 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Descripción de Eventos y Preferencias

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Usamos las palabras ‘used to’ para hablar sobre hábitos del pasado: cosas que hicimos alguna vez pero que no practicamos en el presente.

La estructura para este tipo de oraciones es: subject + used to + base form of the verb

Por ejemplo

They used to take the bus to work, but now they work from home.
I used to play basketball when I was a kid, but I had an accident and I had to stop.
What did you use to do?

Marta Steiner

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I used to have friends. But I don't anymore because of the pandemic.

Guillermo Rodas Gómez

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Don't worry, all of the platzi community we are your friends 💪

Marlon Jese Reyes Herrera

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Same

fabio gomez guzman

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I used to discuss with people for politics topics. Now I am a more intelligent person XD

Jose Barboza

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wtf

Cesar Medina Juarez

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Did you use to be a chistosa person?

María Cristina Tamayo Ossa

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I used to go to the gym every day

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Did you use to take one course per week at Platzi?

Cristobal Nyram

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That is a option but we can also learn wirh the book "habits atomics" that book is amazing

María Cristina Tamayo Ossa

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Thanks Cristóbal. I will read this.

Adriana Beatriz Pérez Aguilar

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I used to go swimming every thursday when I was at school. She didn’t use to live in California My father used to work after school when he was a boy.

Javier Eduardo Reyes Lovo

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in the video he explains how to use the word "used to" in a positive and negative way, also reading comments I have seen examples of how to use it, a clear example was the comment where the photo of Drake and his song "you used to call me on my cell phone"

Mauro José Jesús Arce

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That's a really good one example👏😁

Victor Enrique Chavez Torres

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We used to be very good friends
The car used to work perfectly
He used to be a good student
Did you used to play the guitar?
Did your father used to take you to the zoo?

Johan Arena

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Remember use "use" instead of "used" with negative and interrogative sentences

Laura Camila Estrella Ramírez

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I used to go to party every weekend, now I get tired so fast XD I prefer to keep me at home...

Luis Falconí

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It's really nice! We feel so much better in our bed while watching a movie.

Jhonny Iván Chapetón

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Same!

*Knee pain enters to the comment section*

Tatiana Emely Berríos Vásquez

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I used to go with my friends to the park.

Josseline Fernanda Meléndez Flores

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used to me ayudara hablar sobre el pasado

Jazmin Elizabeth González Méndez

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i used to take coffe in the morning

Brittany Arely Campos Crespin

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I really liked the explanation and also noted the difference when asking a question. I wrote some examples here: she used to study hard for exams. I used to write romantic stories. did she use to live in the town? I use to ride my bike during the summer. He used to live in australia. Did you used to live in Australia? I used to cook before.

Michael Gustavo Palencia Guevara

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can also be used with immediate past?

Brian David Pajares Correa

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It could help: "We can also use used to to talk about past habits (repeated past actions)"

Emmanuel Chávez Mera

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i think not. Because an immediate past can´t create something as long as an habit.

Elkin Morales

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I used to train more than 30 hours per week I didn´t use to train more than 30 hours per week Did I use to train more than 30 hours per week?

Kimberly Michelle Castillo Morales

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me ayuda mucho el nuevo conocimiento de USED TO

Rosa Guadalupe Mancía Reyes

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BUEN CONOCIMIENTO DE USED TO.MUCHAS GRACIAS

Melissa Nicole Elena Fuentes

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me encanto y voy mejorando poco a poco

Maybeline Lisseth Barahona Hernández

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Muchas gracias por el conocimiento de Used to

Bryan Eduardo Ruiz Lopez

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I used to play basketball five times a week I used to study marine engineering She used to love me :(

Andrés Steven Espósito Ramírez

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I used to drink too much at the beginning of the pandemic, but have decreased

Jason Steven Majano Marroquin

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This is a relic of how things used to be. Esto es una reliquia de cómo las cosas solían ser.