B2a · GRAMÁTICA · TEMA 2
Past tenses, used to y would
Para narrar con nivel B2 sumamos el past perfect continuous, y distinguimos used to, would y be used to.
⏱️ En 30 segundos
✅ Past perfect continuous (had been + -ing): actividad larga antes de otro momento pasado.
✅ used to: hábitos y estados pasados. would: solo acciones repetidas, no estados.
✅ be used to + -ing: estar acostumbrado. get used to + -ing: acostumbrarse.
✅ Ojo: used to do ≠ be used to doing.
🇪🇸 Cómo se dice en español
used to + verbo → solía / antes + imperfecto: I used to smoke = Solía fumar / Antes fumaba
would (acción repetida) → imperfecto: We would go to the beach = Íbamos a la playa
be used to + -ing → estar acostumbrado a: I'm used to getting up early = Estoy acostumbrado a madrugar
get used to + -ing → acostumbrarse a: I'm getting used to the altitude = Me estoy acostumbrando a la altura
I had been waiting → Llevaba esperando / Había estado esperando
1. Past perfect continuous
I had been waiting for an hour when the bus finally came.
Llevaba una hora esperando cuando por fin llegó el bus.
She was tired because she had been running.
Estaba cansada porque había estado corriendo.
2. Used to, would, be used to
Forma
Significado
Ejemplo
used to + verbo
Solía (ya no)
I used to have long hair.
would + verbo
Acción repetida (narrativa)
Every summer we would go to the beach.
be used to + -ing
Estar acostumbrado
I'm used to getting up early.
get used to + -ing
Acostumbrarse
I'm getting used to the altitude.
💡 Would no sirve para estados: I used to live in Loja, nunca I would live in Loja.
⚠️ Errores típicos de hispanohablantes
I'm used to get up early.
✓ I'm used to getting up early.
Be used to + -ing.
I would have a dog when I was young.
✓ I used to have a dog…
Estado: used to, no would.
I can't get use to the cold.
✓ I can't get used to the cold.
Se escribe used.
I was waiting for two hours when he called.
✓ I had been waiting for two hours…
Duración antes de otro pasado.
✍️ Practica
Elige la respuesta correcta. Te decimos al instante si acertaste.
After living in Quito for a year, I'm used to ___ the altitude.|live with; living with; lived with|1|be used to + -ing.
When I was a child, we ___ visit my grandparents every Sunday.|would; were used to; are used to|0|Acción repetida: would.
I ___ a beard, but I shaved it off.|would have; used to have; was used to have|1|Estado pasado: used to.
Her eyes were red because she ___ .|had been crying; has cried; was cry|0|Past perfect continuous.
It took me months to ___ driving on the left.|get used to; use to; be use to|0|Acostumbrarse: get used to.
They ___ for hours when the storm started.|had been walking; have walked; were walk|0|Actividad larga previa.
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