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used to
1.used to表示過去的習(xí)慣或過去某時期的狀況,但現(xiàn)在已不存在。
He used to drink tea but now he drinks coffee.
他過去總是喝茶但現(xiàn)在他喝咖啡了。(強(qiáng)調(diào)現(xiàn)在不喝茶了)
I know where there used to be a river here.
我知道這兒以前哪里有條河。(現(xiàn)在沒有河了)
When I was a child I didn't use to like tomatoes.
我小時候不喜歡吃西紅柿。
He is not what he used to be.
他已不是原來的他了。
Where did you use to live before you came here
來此之前你住在什么地方?
2.would和used to的用法區(qū)別。
①used to表示過去與現(xiàn)在或過去某時與后來的情況有不同,強(qiáng)調(diào)“現(xiàn)已無此習(xí)慣了”,而would只表示過去的情況,與現(xiàn)在無關(guān)。
When he was young, he would smoke a lot.
他年輕時總是吸許多煙。(不含有和現(xiàn)在比較,現(xiàn)在他也許還在抽,也許不抽了。)
He used to live in the country, but now he lives in the city.他過去住在鄉(xiāng)下,現(xiàn)在住在城里。
②used to可表示過去的習(xí)慣動作或狀態(tài),而would只表示過去的習(xí)慣動作。
Kate used to be very thin.
以前凱特非常瘦。
There used to be a building at the street corner, but it has been pulled down.
街道拐角處過去有座樓房,現(xiàn)在拆了。(不用would)
③used to可泛指過去的習(xí)慣動作或狀態(tài),而would表示過去的習(xí)慣動作時,往往要帶有一個特定的時間狀語。
【誤】We would play hide-and-seek in the fields.
【正】We used to play hide-and-seek in the fields.
我們過去常在田野里玩捉迷藏。
【正】Whenever we were in the country, we would play hide-and-seek in the fields.
每當(dāng)我們在鄉(xiāng)下,我們都在田野里玩捉迷藏。
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