5. London used to be very foggy (used to)
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of sand, pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh"
Importante
Used to describes a repeated action or state IN THE PAST which no longer exists in the present.
It has the same form for all subjects (I, you, he,etc): USED TO, followed by an infinitive:
Afirmative: used to
Slovenia used to be part of Yugoslavia.
Negative: didn’t use to
Paco didn’t use to play golf.
Interrogative: did .. use to ..?
What did people use to do before TV was invented?
NB: It is similar to the Préterito Imperfecto (-aba, _ía), but not always. If we want to say:
Juan iba al colegio cuando tuvo un accidente, in English we say : John was going to school when he had an accident.
Remember, used to= repeated state or action. In the above sentence, iba = one action. In Spanish we can also say Cuando Juan estaba yendo al cole, tuvo un accidente, so we use past continuous, not used to.
We cannot use it in the present. To talk about a present state or action, we use present simple:
He used to walk back home from the office. (Volvía a casa andando desde la oficina.)
He usually walks back home from the office. (Vuelve a casa andando desde la oficina.)
Traducción
USED TO
La forma used to describe una acción repetida EN EL PASADO, que no se produce ahora, o un estado pasado que no existe ahora. Se utiliza la misma forma para todas las personas (I, you, he,etc): USED TO, seguido de un verbo en infinitivo con TO:
Afirmativo: used to
Slovenia used to be part of Yugoslavia.
Negativo: didn’t use to
Paco didn’t use to play golf.
Interrogativo: did .. use to ..?
What did people use to do before TV was invented?
Se suele traducir al españo con el préterito imperfecto (-aba, _ía) pero solamente cuando no podemos reemplazar el verbo con ESTABA ___ANDO/IENDO.
Por ejemplo: Juan iba al cole con sus amigos todos los días- Juan used to go to school every day
Pero: Juan iba al cole cuando tuvo un accidente= Juan was going to school when he had an accident.
Evidentemente, no tenía accidentes repetidas así que no se puede usar USED TO, solamente past continuous.
Tampoco se puede usar en presente. PAra hablar del presente, existe el present simple.
I buy bread every day- Compro pan todos los días.
Ejercicio Resuelto
Change the sentences into the past tense with used to. Look at the example:
I / smoke / when I was young: I used to smoke when I was young.
They / play tennis / on Saturdays: _________________________________________
He / live / in Madrid: _____________________________________________________
Paco / study English / before the trip: ______________________________________
Sonia / help / her brother with English: ______________________________________
Comprueba lo aprendido
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1.IT OPENS WHEN A BOAT PASSES 2. THE CROWN JEWELS ARE HERE3. A FAMOUS ABBEY 4. IT IS A CLOCK
5. YOU CAN FIND NELSON HERE 6. THE QUEEN LIVES IN THIS PALACE
7. YOU CAN RELAX HERE 8. THE RIVER OF LONDON
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