User:Robbiemuffin/Using English Grammar Graphics/Past tense/Habituals comparison

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the Habitual sense of the Past Simple
  • People were much more musically inclined before television.
  • Did you play the piano when you were young?
  • I used to play guitar.
  • She was once a pretty girl.
  • I didn't like them because they used to pick fights.
the Habitual sense of the Past Continuous
  • People were always much more musically inclined before television.
  • Weren't you always playing the piano when you were young?
  • I was always playing guitar.
  • She was always a pretty girl.
  • I didn't like them because they were always picking fights.