Step 4 of 6: Listening

Day 36 • Listening Lab

Listening Lab — Past Habits

Stories about past habits

Past Habits

Listen carefully to native voice audio clips and follow along with English & Hindi transcripts.

Interactive Transcript

I used to live in a village.

मैं एक गाँव में रहता/रहती था/थी।

We would play outside every day.

हम हर दिन बाहर खेलते थे।

She used to have long hair.

उसके लंबे बाल हुआ करते थे।

I didn’t use to like vegetables.

मुझे सब्जियाँ पसंद नहीं थीं।

They would visit us every summer.

वे हर गर्मियों में हमसे मिलने आते थे।

Life was simpler then.

तब जीवन सरल था।

This audio uses ‘used to’ and ‘would’ to describe past habits and states.

Used to(हुआ करता/करती)

Would(करते थे)

Village(गाँव)

Outside(बाहर)

Vegetables(सब्जियाँ)

Simpler(सरल)