Episode Synopsis "24. How to talk about past and present habits?"

For current habits, we use present simple tense: He runs fast. He gets up early everyday. For past habits, we use 'used to', for example: He used to get up early. Let's take some more examples: Sudhir plays cricket vs Sudhir used to play cricket. Sanju plays guitar. Sanju used to play Tabla as a child. Sushil is a professor now. He used to be a bright student as a child. Simple Present Tense (Verb I form) = current habits or routine, and, 'Used to + Verb I form' = past habits or routines.  Visit us at www.BodhiSutra.com | Call us at +91-11-41170801/41170802

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