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When I was in college, I worked part-time.
Anchor a story in a period of your life.
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Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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जब मैं ___ था/थी, तब ___।
When I was in college, I worked part-time.
Anchor a story in a period of your life.
I used to work in a call centre.
Say what was true before but is not any more.
I've never been to Delhi.
Say that something has not happened in your whole life so far.
I've been working here for two years.
Say what has been going on up to now, and still is.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Anchor a story in a period of your life.
जब मैं ___ था/थी, तब ___।
Anywhere · say it as: When I was in college, / I worked part-time · used interviews, everyday life
Practise this phrase →Say what was true before but is not any more.
पहले मैं ___ करता/करती था/थी।
As a question: What did you use to do before this?
In the negative: I didn't use to enjoy meetings, but now I do.
Anywhere · say it as: I used to / work in a call centre · used interviews, everyday life
Practise this phrase →Say that something has not happened in your whole life so far.
मैंने कभी ___ नहीं किया।
As a question: Have you ever done this before?
Anywhere · say it as: I've never / been to Delhi · used interviews, travelling
Practise this phrase →Say what has been going on up to now, and still is.
मैं ___ करता/करती आ रहा/रही हूँ।
As a question: What have you been working on?
Anywhere · say it as: I've been / working here for two years · used interviews, everyday life
Practise this phrase →The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I am used to work in a call centre. | I used to work in a call centre. These two look alike and mean opposite things. "Used to + verb" is the past; "am used to + -ing" is a habit you have now. |
I never went to Delhi. | I've never been to Delhi. For "not once in my life", English uses have/has + never. "I never went" points at one particular occasion. |
I am working here since two years. | I've been working here for two years. For something that started earlier and continues, English uses have/has been + -ing, and "for" with a length of time. |
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