used to vs. would

[Inesjrc]

which ones are the differences between
near and near to
used to and would
I have been to and I have been in
Thanks for your comments

 

[Artrella]

which ones are the differences between
near and near to
used to and would
I have been to and I have been in
Thanks for your comments

Hi Inesjrc, welcome to WR!

1) used to and would: ambos se usan para referirse a acciones repetidas y habituales en el pasado, pero sólo "used to" se usa para referirse a "estados" en el pasado.
Ejemplos:
- When we were children we would/used to go swimming every day.
- I used to have a Mercedes Benz (esto es un estado, no es una acción por lo cual no podés usar "would have a Mercedes..")


2) Near (to): Cuando se habla de cercanía física, generalmente no se usa "to". Cuando no se habla de cercanía física, se usa preferentemente "near to".
Ejemplos:
- We live near the station
- I came very near to hitting him

En cuanto al tercer punto no me viene la diferencia a la mente ahora, sí recuerdo la diferencia entre "have gone to" y "have been to". Seguro que algún otro forero te lo podrá explicar.

Saludos!

 

[coolfrog]

which ones are the differences between
near and near to
used to and would
I have been to and I have been in
Thanks for your comments

i think the following
you can use near in any case , because it is a style , for example:
[CODE]el estaba cerca la casa. [/CODE]--- then near
[CODE]el ordenardor estaba cerca a la cocina[/CODE].--- then near to
now "used to":
it's used for past habits , it means "solia" or "acostumbrado".
[CODE]i used to play on the ground.[/CODE] = solia jugar ....
or it is also used as an adjective:
[CODE]i'm used to eat a lot of food.[/CODE] ="estoy acostumbrado....."
now the last:
it is as well , a case of style , in some places people say i've been to/in , you can take it as formal and informal language, or something like that.

 

[jacinta]

it's used for past habits , it means "solia" or "acostumbrado". Sí[CODE]i used to play on the ground.[/CODE] = solia jugar ....
or it is also used as an adjective:
[CODE]i'm used to eat a lot of food.[/CODE] ="estoy acostumbrado....." Esto debe ser: I´m used to eating a lot of food.

Just as explanation, when you use "I am used to..." as an adjective, it will be followed by the gerund form, or noun form.

I´m used to eating, swimming, fishing, hiking, sleeping, etc.

In the verb form, "I used to swim, fish, hike, sleep", etc., the infinitive is used.

Saludos