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A person recalls cycling to school in the past.

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EN · B1
  1. A

    What used to be in this building?

    Co było w tym budynku?

  2. B

    Once there was a railway station here.

    Kiedyś była tu stacja kolejowa.

  3. A

    And now it's a café?

    A teraz jest kawiarnia?

  4. B

    Yes, the tables are on the old platform.

    Tak, stoliki stoją na dawnym peronie.

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Translations

PolishkiedyśadverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
GermanfrüheradverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
SpanishsolerverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianраньше обычноadverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Kiedyś jeździłem do szkoły rowerem.

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English

I used to cycle to school.

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German

Früher fuhr ich mit dem Rad zur Schule.

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Spanish

Solía ir en bicicleta a la escuela.

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Russian

Раньше я обычно ездил в школу на велосипеде.

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Grammar

verb

Dictionary form
used to

Past

Past
Iused to
youused to
he / she / itused to
weused to
you (plural)used to
theyused to
  • Used to describes a past habit or state. It has no present or future forms in this meaning.
  • No ordinary present-tense paradigm in this use.

Example

I used to cycle to school.

do one's best

dać z siebie wszystko

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earn a living

zarabiać na życie

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make progress

robić postępy

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be interested in

interesować się

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be afraid of

bać się

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be good at

być dobrym w

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In the catalogue, let us distinguish the seal matrix from its impression so that readers know whether they see the tool used to make the mark or the mark preserved in material.

W katalogu odróżnijmy matrycę pieczęci od jej odcisku, aby czytelnik wiedział, czy ogląda narzędzie służące do odbijania znaku, czy sam znak utrwalony w materiale.

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When discussing a rule change, let's separate the problem we want to solve from the solution we are used to.

W dyskusji o zmianie zasad oddzielmy problem, który chcemy rozwiązać, od rozwiązania, do którego jesteśmy przyzwyczajeni.

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During rehearsal, we marked the stage boundaries with chairs so that nobody would get used to having more space.

Podczas próby zaznaczyliśmy krzesłami granice sceny, żeby nikt nie przyzwyczaił się do większej przestrzeni.

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Please show me where the grind size is adjusted, because I do not want to accidentally unscrew the part used to refill the mill.

Proszę pokazać, gdzie zmienia się grubość mielenia, bo nie chcę przez pomyłkę odkręcić części służącej do napełniania młynka.

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Crew figures used to illustrate the model's scale need not represent the ship's full complement; the caption should explain their function rather than present their number as historical data.

Figurki załogi użyte do zilustrowania skali modelu nie muszą przedstawiać pełnej obsady statku; podpis powinien wyjaśniać ich funkcję, zamiast podawać ich liczbę jako dane historyczne.

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An aggregate result requires careful interpretation if the proportions of the groups used to calculate it have changed, even when each group's results remain similar.

Wynik zbiorczy wymaga ostrożnej interpretacji, jeżeli zmieniły się udziały grup, z których go wyliczono, nawet gdy wyniki każdej grupy pozostają podobne.

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