V-ता/ती/ते + था (Used to)

For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'

Examples

masculine (ता था)

वह रोज़ दूध पीता था

He used to drink milk every day

feminine (ती थी)

वह रोज़ दूध पीती थी

She used to drink milk every day

plural (ते थे)

वे रोज़ दूध पीते थे

They used to drink milk every day

Same structure as present habitual, but with था/थी/थे instead of है/हैं. The auxiliary (था/थी/थे) also agrees with gender and number.

Often used for nostalgia or storytelling: बचपन में मैं बहुत खेलता था (in childhood I used to play a lot).

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For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'

For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'

For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'

For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'

For completed actions that still matter now — 'I have eaten', 'she has left'