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"Used to have" or "had"?
- When I was a teacher I used to have a lot of students.
Why not "I had a lot of students"?
28 Tem 2019 15:37
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There is a difference in meaning.
1 - "I had" is the simple past of "to have". It refers to a specific moment in the past.
2 - "I used to have" is the (pseudo) modal "to use to (do)". It compares a moment in the past with the present. It describes a situation that is no longer true.
I recommend English Grammar in Use by Murphy. Unit 18. A paper edition is cheap and there is a PDF available on the net.
28 Temmuz 2019
Both work grammatically. ‘Used to’ gives a bit more sense of ongoing or habitual action in the past. It also implies you don’t do it / have it any more. When I was child I used to eat a lot of sweets, (but now I am grown up I don’t eat so many).
Good explanation here https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used-to-do.htm
28 Temmuz 2019
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