🤐 Stop Saying... Past habits without 'used to' NOW WITH SUBTITLES
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2016
- 🤐 Is there another way of talking about past habits in English without using 'used to'? Tim reveals some of the dark secrets of his past as well as some of his present habits - which can't all be recommended!
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"Used to" is perfectly correct and acceptable English, used everyday. There ought to be no issue with using this phrase. It's actually incorrect to say "I would" in the past tense, you need a condition to use "would" as a tense, e.g. I would go to the park when I had the time".
Is "I would go the park when I was younger" correct?
If "would" in the past tense is incorrect, it's incorrect in the pedantic I-don't-like-that-language-changes way.
Siobhan W If you have ever been around a lot of non native speakers, you know that the phrase "used to" gets to be very annoying!!
Yes, but that's the thing with every language, they're always evolving.
No one is saying it isn't, but a lack of variety in grammar used makes conversations boring.
First learn to use "used to" and then how to avoid it.
True 🤙
'Would' requires additional information for it expresses the 'Imperfect Preterite' when actions in the past (routines, regular habits) are seen as not completed/finished vs the 'Past Simple'.
I would play football with my friends every day after school when I was a child.
I played football with my friends last weekend.
This video came in as recommendation. The topic was what I had been looking for how to handle these three: used to/would/past tense when I talk about my past habit. I asked a university lecturer but she only gave me a very vague answer. Now I got it. Thank you BBC Learning English!
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Such a helpful lesson. Please, can you add subtitles??
This is very helpful ! Love your channel !!
This is so useful! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the tips!!
i love lessons's Tim :> . It 's really useful and perspicuous for me . Love Tim from Vietnamese
Watching this now automatically makes me think “oh dear...” when he started coughing.
That's very educational and interesting! Thank you~
I am very happy because I watching the video. Thanks BBC.I am from Iraq, Mosul.
amazing explaination..
I love Tim with his accent. He is not only handsome but also funny.
Thanks!! It is really helpful.:)
Thank you so much. This is really helpful to me.
I really like these..stop saying...videos!! Keep going!!
excellent really amazing. bring more of this
Thank a lot BbclearningEL ...specially is Tims,very useful for me
Wait a minute Tim. I've always learnt the difference between used to and would like this: "used to" for past habits that are impossible now (I mean: if I used to play football on Saturdays, to me it would mean I no longer play football on that day), and "would" for past habits that are still possible today ("I would play football on Saturdays" would mean that I could still play football on that day). Is that wrong? I'm an English teacher and that's how I've always taught the difference ;)
My grammar teacher said to us during classes not so long ago that both of those options are perfectly the same in meaning.
Matt P. Aha....really easy to understand
Yeah, I'd avoid teaching it like that as that's more of a personal stylistic choice. They're semantically the same, so trying to teach it as if there's an actual difference might cause some confusion.
I learned that when you want to talk about a habit you still doing it you could use "to be used to"
...True ?
Hello sir, I'm from India . I am learning english every day to become a fluent english speaker. Can I get any sort of help from your side ?
His voice is so clear and loud!
Thanks for the useful lesson
Tim, you are great, thank you))
I love Tim. He makes me smile.
Thank you BBC for that video
Thnak you Tim. You make the english study easier and fun.
Great! Glad you found it useful! 🥰🥰
Great, in some countries they use would all the time, so i was truly curious about
That's so useful and educational
Thank you BBC
I love the Tim videos is fantastic
Thanks for this 😊
Hey, my dear RP accent Sir, where were you? I love your English language videos from your workshop...hope those videos will continue
Legal, very nice. ..tks
Tim's the one !!
wow very good
please keep it up guys
thanks
There's English accent, and there's BBC LEARNING ENGLISH accent, accent I love 😍
good planning and presentataion ....... keep it up..... Who know one day people may say...." i would watch BBC ENGLISH videos"
You're missing the nuance - if you use "would" it's more nostalgic, "used to" is more factual. And we almost always use a time phrase with "would"
Oh thanks Tim. Your point even was not taught in high schools here.
This is ur new program!!😉😍😍
I wish to see Tim everyday！:,,,)
same here😂😭
Great content.
I used to use "used to".
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Sir I would like to learn about formal writing to the editor and essay please upload some videos which will help us
Fun video and good looking guy👍
I have been following BBC Englishon Facebook for a long. On top of that, I subscribed to your channel today.
Coul jyu tell me what past state means?
Hello. A past state describes a state in the past, for example, "he was a happy child." A past action describes an action in the past, for example, "he played football when he was a child."
+bbclearningenglish Thank you so much for your explanations.
It's clear to me now.
Very interesting presentation
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Tim is so cute! I love his curly hair :)
I used to use "use to" but now I got another word. Appreciate your teaching. From now on, I can say I would use "use to" 😆
His younger version his absolute replica of Dwight in office 😂😂😂 I like it
Thank you
awww he is cute!!!
extra cute
the last scene 😂
Really good
I like Tim
Your way of teach amazing, i will remember it becouse of your jokes
the boy has a good voice
Once phrases in a language start to become used by the majority of people in a group, you call it evolution of a language. This is one of the many ways in which changes in language can come about. Small changes that make pronunciation easier for a group.
Who can help me out here! I have always been wondering what the corresponding question to “used to” would be. Is it “Did you use to...?” or is there just no such context? Thank you in advance!
I'd say "used to" a lot of times before I watched this video. Not anymore!
With "used to" you don't have to say when you did it. With "I would" you should really inform the listener when you did it.
Thank you for the clarification
You're an angel! I was confused about this video but now I can understand so much better! Thank you so much 💜
Excellent video, it is quite useful. but only one question. Is it possible to use stative verbs in past simple.?Thank you again¡
Hi Daniel. Yes, there is no problem with using any state verb in the past simple - or any simple tense. There's only a problem using them in the continuous tense. You can learn a bit more about it from Dan in this programme: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-5/session-1
Cool!
He is so humorous
a good video. It will be better if there is a subtitle
Great video
wow I hava just watched it n spontantly subscribe this vidio...much helpful n throw boredom. However I hope u can put the subtitle so I can much understand what did u say, so I can cheat your accent...likewise a british
tim's hilarious
Haha awesome, thanks.
Thanks
Good video.
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Dear BBC, where is subtitle???
Aaron I need to watch few time to understand without subtitles
Amazing
I love so much the accent
Helpful
I am grateful to
I like the young Tim
I love your video❤
I would do gardening for hours, i'd read three books a month & I'd run 2 miles everyday...I'd get up early in the morning, i used to be punctual & active....i did cook my food & always had home made food....
Hi bbclearningenglish, could you please explain if it is correct to use past continuous to describe past habits?
Hi Zaneta,
You can indeed use the past continuous to describe past habits, though it is a little unusual. We prefer to use the past simple, used to and would. However, you can use the past continuous with 'always' to emphasise a repeated past action that you found irritating or annoying. For example: 'When I was younger, I was always forgetting to lock the door.'
I hope this answers your question.
Absolutely! This is the best explanation I've ever received. Thanx, you are great! :)
Can you ask questions using would to talk about past habits?
"when I worked in London I would catch the metro" is wordier than "I used to catch the metro in London".
But with the same information, you get the longer: "When I worked in London I used to catch the metro."
(Sidenote for learners:) Where I live, here in the UK, when we say "to catch the [transport]", it suggests a one-time action. Catching the bus means you decided on the particular day to travel by bus, so you found one. Whereas "to take [the transport]" is more common everyday-language in the UK. US may say "catch a cab" but we say "take a taxi"!
Can I use take a train ? Or I have to use to catch the train ? Thank you
Handsome boy although he smokes, drinks and eats junk food
Simone Debovoar Take care of him
😂😂
I used to wonder about replacement for " used to"
Thanks you
You're welcome, Laura. We are glad you find our video useful.
Love his accent! Anyone knows where he's from? AND his acting is superb too!!
It sounds like British
mphuong002 from his accent I can say he's from England
Southern English
he's from the moon
saboteneko I'm sorry that sounds wierd but I'm dying laughing
Add bullet points at the end for quick summary..
I like your voice tones
Good classe
thx 💜💜
My kind of problem actually, I wanted a alternative badly
Would is used for the repeated actions in past. Used to is different.
I love your accent. Make more vedios pls.
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@@bbclearningenglish Thanks ever so much. I don't miss a single one of them, and sometimes I look at the same vedio multiple times. I hope the best for you all.
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How can i see english subtitles to this video? Please any app
I used to write a lot of letters and cards to my friends.
I was distracted couldn't focus because he sounded so much like Finn in this video 😂
Hello,
Which sentence is correct between I was a waiter before or I used to be a waiter before.
Thank you.
Hi Haridan Jhon. The first sentence sounds more natural but you have to say before what? Example: "I was a waiter before I came to London."
I was a waiter before I went to university. hahaha this is full sentence.
Thank you for your reply.
Can you please be my English teacher at my school 😂😂
Is he from master and commander?