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Phrase · 🔄 Habits and changes

Antes fumaba mucho, pero ahora ya no.

I used to smoke a lot, but not any more.

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Why every word is where it is

Antesadverbbefore, in the pastfumaba1verbI used to smokefumar · imperfect · 1st sing.muchoadverba lot,peroconjunctionbutahoraadverbnowya2adverb(any)moreno2adverbnot.
  • Antes → fumaba: antes + imperfect
  • ahora → no: ahora ya no

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    fumaba: the imperfect for a past habit. Imperfect: forms and uses →
  2. 2
    ya no = not any more. Verbal periphrases II: soler, dejar de, ponerse a, estar a punto de, seguir and llevar + gerund →

Variations

  • Antes fumaba mucho, pero lo dejé.