USED TO VS Simple PAST - ejercicios PDF

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USED TO VS. SIMPLE PAST When we talk about things in the past that are not true any more, we can do it in different ways.

Used to + infinitive We can use used to to talk about past states that are not true any more. We used to live in New York when I was a kid. There didn't use to be a supermarket there. When did it open? Did you use to have a garden? We can also use used to to talk about past habits (repeated past actions) that don't happen any more. I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school. She used to smoke but she gave up a few years ago.

Past simple The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. The simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished. Example: Wolfgang admired the way the light glinted off his silver medal. You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, such as the way someone felt about something. This is often expressed with the simple past tense of the verb to be and an adjective, noun, or prepositional phrase. Wolfgang was proud of his hula hoop victory. The contest was the highlight of his week....