Бывало он/а знавал/а
used to know
Traducciones de usuarios (2)
- 1.
обычно знал
(привык знать)
(раньше знал)
Traducción agregada por Лера Мельникова1 - 2.
Когда-то знал/а
ejemplo
I used to know this dance
Traducción del ejemplo
Я когда-то знала этот танец
Traducción agregada por Sasha Krypets1
Discusión (3)
'Used to' is one of the most useful phrases in English, and it is even easy to pronounce. English learners often get confused when they try to substitute a phrase from their own language:
English Learner: Last time, I smoked a lot.
English Learner: I smoked a lot, but now, no.
Native Speaker: I used to smoke a lot.
Here's a word of warning. There are two forms of 'used to' in English and they both have different meanings and grammatical structures:
Example 1: I used to be a policeman.
Example 2: I am used to eating spicy food.
In example 1, the meaning is 'in the past, but not now'. In example 2, the meaning is 'familiar with'.
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