he used to play

he used to play(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. solía jugar
He used to play tennis a lot, but his arthritis doesn't let him do that anymore.Solía jugar al tenis mucho, pero su artritis ya no se lo permite.
b. jugaba
My grandpa loves sports. He used to play football in college.A mi abuelo le encantan los deportes. Jugaba fútbol en la universidad.
a. solía tocar
Mr. Manson is so interesting; he used to play guitar in a rock band, but now he teaches music at the local guitar shop.Sr. Manson es muy interesante; solía tocar la guitarra en una banda de rock, pero ahora enseña música en la tienda de guitarras local.
b. tocaba
My dad thinks he knows everything because he used to play piano when he was my age, but I think I have more talent.Mi papá cree saberlo todo porque tocaba el piano cuando tenía mi edad, pero yo creo que tengo más talento.
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