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Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes
She is used to get up early - six o’clock every morning.
She usually gets up early - six o’clock every morning.
She uses to go to work by train.
She goes to work by train.
I am used to go to the sea for my holidays.
I usually go to the sea for my holidays.
We were always used to spend a lot of time together.
We always used to spend a lot of time together.
I read books from start to finish. I am used to do this way.
I read books from start to finish. This is what I (usually, generally, always, often) do.
In former / past times I went to work by bike.
I used to go to work by bike.
Correct Form
Correct Form
I (usually) watch German films rather than American films.
She (usually) goes to bed after midnight.
I used to watch American films when I was a student.
I used to smoke 50 a day now I only smoke 5 a day.
I (usually) get up early. It suits me.
Guidelines
Guidelines
The simple present in English is used to express habits, things that you do regularly. So if you are talking about when you get up, how you get to work, when and what you eat etc, then simply use the present tense and combine it with an adverb e.g. usually, generally, normally. The form
I am used to get up at 7, she is used to have breakfastetc does not exist. Instead you say: I (usually) get up at 7. She (usually) has breakfast.
To talk about a habit in the past, then you can use: I used to + infinitive. This form implies that you no longer have this habit. Note that the verb to be is not used with this form: I used to smoke, not
I was used to smoke.
Practice
Practice
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