🤐 Stop Saying... Past habits without 'used to' NOW WITH SUBTITLES

🤐 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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[@ShivW14]

"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".

[@hilmiyafia]

Is "I would go the park when I was younger" correct?

[@ChilenoAlemanCanada]

If "would" in the past tense is incorrect, it's incorrect in the pedantic I-don't-like-that-language-changes way.

[@acrylicgodoy]

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.

[@tams805]

No one is saying it isn't, but a lack of variety in grammar used makes conversations boring.

[@suaptoest]

First learn to use "used to" and then how to avoid it.

[@walid7951]

True 🤙

[@dumanidk]

Such a helpful lesson. Please, can you add subtitles??

[@ycon05]

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!

[@alaasalam2531]

Yumiko could be my partner in learning English ..I would be pleased..

[@TonyBittner-Collins]

'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.

[@VoyageFic]

Watching this now automatically makes me think “oh dear...” when he started coughing.

[@elizabethrdoy4449]

This is very helpful ! Love your channel !!

[@MatheusCarvalho-ji5uc]

Thank you so much for the tips!!

[@batates_0]

This is so useful! Thank you!

[@thitonu-mitdinh8411]

I love Tim with his accent. He is not only handsome but also funny.

[@MBAtradeVala]

amazing explaination..

[@user-vj3xe1lz8r]

That's very educational and interesting! Thank you~

[@sufyankh2210]

I am very happy because I watching the video. Thanks BBC.I am from Iraq, Mosul.

[@leneclarademelodossantos2272]

His voice is so clear and loud!

[@laffectuosyta2499]

Thnak you Tim. You make the english study easier and fun.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Great! Glad you found it useful! 🥰🥰

[@zawnaingwin2149]

Thank you so much. This is really helpful to me.

[@shine1496]

I love Tim. He makes me smile.

[@dougiehwang9192]

Thanks!! It is really helpful.:)

[@nguyenphuonglinh6865]

i love lessons's Tim :> . It 's really useful and perspicuous for me . Love Tim from Vietnamese

[@riznafathima7991]

Thanks for the useful lesson

[@aprendizagem]

There's English accent, and there's BBC LEARNING ENGLISH accent, accent I love 😍

[@ioannapapas9963]

I really like these..stop saying...videos!! Keep going!!

[@vandaalmeida3777]

Legal, very nice. ..tks

[@mauriceotiskouton1723]

That's so useful and educational

[@mathieupirsoul9602]

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 ;)

[@MrrKnoppers]

My grammar teacher said to us during classes not so long ago that both of those options are perfectly the same in meaning.

[@freshtinyuldhialita4188]

Matt P. Aha....really easy to understand

[@admkbldwn]

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.

[@sdbstar8515]

I learned that when you want to talk about a habit you still doing it you could use "to be used to" ...True ?

[@sobhakarapatra5457]

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 ?

[@trinhphan4439]

Thank a lot BbclearningEL ...specially is Tims,very useful for me

[@pratikdua2908]

excellent really amazing. bring more of this

[@starstar6705]

Thanks for this 😊

[@lionheart9941]

Thank you BBC for that video

[@TrueRellon]

Tim, you are great, thank you))

[@englishcamp1]

Thank you BBC

[@ishwaryasyes4900]

Thank you

[@IvanaGaiden]

Great, in some countries they use would all the time, so i was truly curious about

[@morhafasfoor2108]

Thanks

[@FrayMartinez]

I love the Tim videos is fantastic

[@sebashtiannumberone5431]

Tim's the one !!

[@nghianguyenvan5443]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ashvinmalviya9606]

I am grateful to

[@naseermak5408]

Hey, my dear RP accent Sir, where were you? I love your English language videos from your workshop...hope those videos will continue

[@546573573456]

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"

[@ismailshafai252]

wow very good please keep it up guys thanks

[@joyyyy777]

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" 😆

[@inessamaria2428]

Great content.

[@jonson1803]

Really good

[@khederezaghbour2051]

Oh thanks Tim. Your point even was not taught in high schools here.

[@lyliillustrations1089]

I wish to see Tim everyday！:,,,)

[@dannygf9356]

same here😂😭

[@nataliia4790]

Your way of teach amazing, i will remember it becouse of your jokes

[@angelaherrera2154]

This is ur new program!!😉😍😍

[@rachnamittal9017]

Amazing

[@shagullahmad2303]

thx 💜💜

[@tazaoumur]

I used to use "used to".

[@khalidfantasticijaz295]

Helpful

[@ceciliaelvira2832]

Fun video and good looking guy👍

[@jeancalosdearaujo9847]

Great video

[@FANTONGEX]

Sir I would like to learn about formal writing to the editor and essay please upload some videos which will help us

[@catspetportugueclasseferna1430]

Good classe

[@Scholz1]

Cool!

[@magnesiummg3705]

His younger version his absolute replica of Dwight in office 😂😂😂 I like it

[@Arshadr00]

good planning and presentataion ....... keep it up..... Who know one day people may say...." i would watch BBC ENGLISH videos"

[@hiendar2407]

Tim is so cute! I love his curly hair :)

[@SJknowledge605]

I like your voice tones

[@Arshadr00]

the boy has a good voice

[@annasher8925]

He is so humorous

[@d4n13lih]

Excellent video, it is quite useful. but only one question. Is it possible to use stative verbs in past simple.?Thank you again¡

[@bbclearningenglish]

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

[@lauraelenamuneratti5347]

Thanks you

[@bbclearningenglish]

You're welcome, Laura. We are glad you find our video useful.

[@AhmadIbrahimNasution]

I love so much the accent

[@selfbelief5718]

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?

[@bbclearningenglish]

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."

[@selfbelief5718]

+bbclearningenglish Thank you so much for your explanations. It's clear to me now.

[@xoreign]

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.

[@tsfiru8093]

Dear BBC, where is subtitle???

[@celinejesus7703]

Aaron I need to watch few time to understand without subtitles

[@SingerKeyaa]

Very interesting presentation Your new subscriber

[@lucianojanducci9907]

Good video. Keeping healthy... 😉

[@tgchan]

Haha awesome, thanks.

[@accela56]

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!

[@lalholanda6846]

awww he is cute!!!

[@anonimo0486]

extra cute

[@dannygf9356]

the last scene 😂

[@amalmohammad2244]

Very fun

[@sopheatonsing9281]

I love your video❤

[@safahayfa4022]

lovelyyy🌻🌻🌻

[@bingbrave6966]

a good video. It will be better if there is a subtitle

[@ait27ru]

I'd say "used to" a lot of times before I watched this video. Not anymore!

[@masyithahibrahim9223]

I like the young Tim

[@huy8531]

tim's hilarious

[@zanetagliwa1770]

Hi bbclearningenglish, could you please explain if it is correct to use past continuous to describe past habits?

[@bbclearningenglish]

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.

[@zanetagliwa1770]

Absolutely! This is the best explanation I've ever received. Thanx, you are great! :)

[@Daniel-fl5oq]

Nice girl, good voice and ❤️

[@phoebexxlouise]

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.

[@ZidChina]

Thank you for the clarification

[@Casinhadigital]

You're an angel! I was confused about this video but now I can understand so much better! Thank you so much 💜

[@brayanzabala3982]

Can you ask questions using would to talk about past habits?

[@Halimahlee]

I like Tim

[@syfa7615]

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....

[@laode5501]

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

[@meladalaqra1984]

I used to wonder about replacement for " used to"

[@comentadoraification]

Handsome boy although he smokes, drinks and eats junk food

[@yvescork6215]

Simone Debovoar Take care of him

[@user-ck2te4jd3d]

😂😂

[@phoebexxlouise]

"when I worked in London I would catch the metro" is wordier than "I used to catch the metro in London".

[@jefficah1295]

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"!

[@thiagoaugusto9262]

Can I use take a train ? Or I have to use to catch the train ? Thank you

[@hanakurd1795]

I love your accent. Make more vedios pls.

[@bbclearningenglish]

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[@hanakurd1795]

@@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.

[@bbclearningenglish]

@@hanakurd1795 Thanks. Same to you! 😃

[@RaviShankar-um8zw]

Add bullet points at the end for quick summary..

[@angelookay]

How can i see english subtitles to this video? Please any app

[@Mandeepsinghmakker]

Would is used for the repeated actions in past. Used to is different.

[@tabish10]

My kind of problem actually, I wanted a alternative badly

[@tatiyana8934]

Cute. but useful. Thanks.

[@aliciaferreyra7954]

I Cn use in negative form? please explain me

[@phoebexxlouise]

Is he from master and commander?

[@emin4599]

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