Used to or Used for?

Tear and desert ‘Tear’ and ‘desert’ are words that are pronounced differently to indicate their meaning. The noun tear, which is a drop of fluid from the eye, rhymes with the word dear. ‘She shed a tear when her cat died.’ But when we use ‘tear’ as a verb, meaning to rip, it's pr ...  Show more

Gonna and Gotta In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations. One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’. When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’. So ‘Are you going to wa ...  Show more

Using the phrase 'used to' to talk about the past: "I used to meet my friends every day." 

I'm sure you've heard this word quite a bit in music and movies and probably wondered how to use it and if it's appropriate for you to use. In this episode I explain its meaning and how to use it. I also give you some tips on where it's okay to use this word and where you shou ...

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"How To Use 'encore' and 'toujours'?" Transcription : https://www.patreon.com/posts/73-comment-et-58110694 Position des adverbes : https://francais.lingolia.com/en/grammar/adverbs/placement