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Talking about habits in English

Past habits Present habits

Past Simple with frequency adverbs Present Simple + frequency adverbs


Used to V Tend to V
Would V ('d V)

Didn't … Don't …
Didn't use to … Don't tend to …
Never used to …

Frequency adverbials:
Always
All the time
Constantly
Normally
Usually
As a rule
On the whole
By and large
Sometimes
Now and again
Once in a while
Almost never
Very rarely
Hardly ever
Once in a blue moon

Examples:

As a child, I used to slump, but now my posture is great.


When I was younger, my granddad would take me fishing on the nearby lake.
My car tends to overheat in the summer.

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