Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"

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Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"

Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher avant 10 heures / Ils se couchaient avant 10 heures; Do both can be used to mean "used to go to bed before 10"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Avoir l'habitude de = To be in the habit of, to tend to (French Expressions with avoir)"

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LauraKwiziq EditorCorrect answer

Bonjour Yellamaraju,

Yes, sort of. "Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher" stresses the fact that it was a regular event, more like "they were in the habit of going to bed" while "il se couchaient" just means "they used to go to bed."

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Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"

Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher avant 10 heures / Ils se couchaient avant 10 heures; Do both can be used to mean "used to go to bed before 10"?

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