====== Talking about past habits: “used to” + infinitive ======

When English speakers talk about something that they did regularly [regelmäßig] in the past but that they no longer do, they often use the construction „used to“ + infinitive. 

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**EXAMPLE**

“I always //used to go// to this playground when I was a child”. 

Als ich ein Kind war, bin ich immer auf diesen Spielplatz gegangen.
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This construction is very common in English. It expresses [ausdrücken] a past habit [vergangene Gewohnheit]. When you use “used to” you’re saying that you no longer do the thing you’re talking about. 

===== Video lesson =====
<note>Watch this video lesson for explanation and examples.</note>

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===== Explanation and practice =====
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**LEARN MORE**

Work through the following pages to learn more and practice this construction. 

  - [[https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used-to-do.htm|used to do]] by englishclub.com – Make sure to do the games at the end of the page.
  - [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-23/tab/grammar|Meaning and use of used to and be/get used to]] by the BBC – This page explains the difference between //“used to” + infinitive// vs. //“to be/get used to something”//. 
  - [[https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/usedtotext.html|'Used to' or 'use to' vs would]] by learnenglish.de – This page explains “used to” and compares it to the use of “would” to talk about past habits.

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