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Feb 2022
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B1 Used to, structure, use and examples

M. A. Bilbrough
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Podcast listening on the auxiliary verb used to for B1 level students of English. I'll talk about its structure and how and why we use used to. I'll give you lots of examples by talking about things I used to do when I was a child. To read the audio script on this podcast, please go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-92.htm Support the show My NEW ... Show More
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