he used to swim in our pool

solía nadar en nuestra piscina

USAGE NOTE

In English, "used to" is classified as a modal auxiliary verb that signals the imperfect tense of the verb that comes after it. In Spanish, the imperfect tense is expressed by an inflection of the verb or by the verb "soler."

he used to swim in our pool(hi yust tu swihm ihn aur pul)

phrase

1. (general)

a. solía nadar en nuestra piscina

He used to swim in our pool every summer.

Solía nadar en nuestra piscina cada verano.

b. nadaba en nuestra piscina

When my cousin was a kid, he used to swim in our pool.

Cuando mi primo era niño, nadaba en nuestra piscina.