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    Present and Past Habits

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    The document discusses different verb tenses and structures used to talk about habits in the present and past. The present/past continuous tenses with always, constantly, forever are used to describe repeated habits that are unexpected or annoying. Will/would + infinitive without to describe typical behavior, and used to + infinitive describes past states or repeated past actions. Used to introduces new topics about the past without specifying time, while would specifies time when the topic has already been established. The present/past simple can also describe habits and states.

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    The document discusses different verb tenses and structures used to talk about habits in the present and past. The present/past continuous tenses with always, constantly, forever are used to describe repeated habits that are unexpected or annoying. Will/would + infinitive without to describe typical behavior, and used to + infinitive describes past states or repeated past actions. Used to introduces new topics about the past without specifying time, while would specifies time when the topic has already been established. The present/past simple can also describe habits and states.

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    The document discusses different verb tenses and structures used to talk about habits in the present and past. The present/past continuous tenses with always, constantly, forever are used to describe repeated habits that are unexpected or annoying. Will/would + infinitive without to describe typical behavior, and used to + infinitive describes past states or repeated past actions. Used to introduces new topics about the past without specifying time, while would specifies time when the topic has already been established. The present/past simple can also describe habits and states.

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    The document discusses different verb tenses and structures used to talk about habits in the present and past. The present/past continuous tenses with always, constantly, forever are used to describe repeated habits that are unexpected or annoying. Will/would + infinitive without to describe typical behavior, and used to + infinitive describes past states or repeated past actions. Used to introduces new topics about the past without specifying time, while would specifies time when the topic has already been established. The present/past simple can also describe habits and states.

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    Present and past habits

    Present or Past Continuous


    We use the Present or Past Continuous + always, constantly, forever to talk about a habit which is
    repeated more than usual, which the speaker finds unexpected or annoying.
    She's constantly telling en that he spends too much time on the computer.
    She was always going into my room and taking things without asking.
    will/would + infiniti!e
    We use will/would + infiniti!e without to to talk about beha!iour which is typical or characteristic of
    the person. "hey can describe both pleasant and annoying habits.
    She'll turn up at ele!en and act as if nothing's wrong.
    We'd watch "# and eat takeaway pi$$a together.
    used to + infiniti!e
    We use used to + infiniti!e to talk about a past state or repeated past actions. ..
    % used to feel more like a father than an older brother.
    She used to go on peace marches and campaign to ban
    the bomb.
    used to and would
    Would is not used to talk about past states.
    We can introduce new topics with used to and we do not need to specify a time.
    % used to eat a lot of chips and burgers, but now % eat healthy food. &'(" %'d eat ... )
    We use would when the topic has been established and we usually specify the time.
    *y dad used to work nights. +e'd come home at six in the morning and we'd ha!e breakfast
    together, then he used to take me to school.
    Present or Past Simple
    "he Present or Past Simple can be used for talking about habits and states.
    +e doesn't speak much ,nglish.
    +e tells her to be home by ten.
    She was fit and healthy because she played outside all day.
    She ne!er understood the concept of pri!acy.
    *ost texts describing habits contain a mixture of forms, for !ariety.
    Cross out the verb forms which are NOT possible. In
    some cases both are possible.
    When my sister was a teenager there ld be / used to be a lock on our house phone to stop her
    making calls on it. 'ow she has her own phone and her bills must be enormous- she s talking /
    'll talk on it for hours. She 'd work . used to work as a hotel receptionist, and she 'd tell . used to
    tell us funny stories about the hotel guests. "hen one afternoon she used to come . came home
    early because she had lost her /ob. 0pparently, she was always chatting . she'd chat on the
    phone instead of doing her work.

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