EN: He always ate there on Tuesdays - tense

[Kevlancelot]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering this morning while reading a 'Litte Miss' book about something.

In a sentence it's written 'he always ate there on Tuesdays' but as far as I can remember I was taught that we could use present tense for something that happens regularly.
So why is the author using the preterit to describe this habit and not the present?

Thanks a lot for the upcoming answers, have a wonderful day/ weekend.

 

[arundhati]

Bonjour,
C'est la même chose qu'en français, je suppose qu'il raconte toute l'histoire au passé, d'où l'usage du "past simple".

 

[sound shift]

"He always ate there on Tuesdays": Ce n'est plus son habitude.