You're watching a TV talk show. The lead singer of a rock band is being interviewed, and the host asks what the band is doing in the near future. The musician says:
We have a few shows coming up later this month.
You're on a date with a guy. He lets you listen to his music player. He has a lot of music on there from bands that you've never heard of. You say:
You have pretty obscure taste in music.
You read a news article about how much money record companies are losing because people steal music on the Internet. In the comments, some people are saying things against the record companies, but you don't agree with their opinions. You write:
The music industry has been completely crushed by piracy.
Internet, adverb, business, music, written English You're telling your friend about a new song by an artist you both know, which was put up on YouTube on Friday. He doesn't know about it. You're explaining it, and you say:
He just released it over the weekend.
You run into a close childhood friend that you haven't seen in several years. You're talking to each other about the past. You remember something that happened to you a few times when you were both kids. You say:
You remember how you used to always play that song on your dad's stereo?
When you're asking a question to a friend or family member, you sometimes leave "do" out of the question. A more formal way to ask this question is:
Do you remember how you always used to play that song on your dad's stereo?
When you are remembering a past situation, you can say "remember that (something happened):
Do you remember that we dressed as super heroes for Halloween in fifth grade?
However, this only means to remember the fact that something happened. A good answer to this question would be just "yes" or "no". When you want to talk about remembering the experience of an event, you use "remember how (something happened)":
Do you remember how we dressed as super heroes for Halloween in fifth grade?
The proper response to this question is to describe some detail of that memory:
Yeah, I was Batman and you were Spider-man.
You use the phrase "used to ___" when you're talking about memories of the past. It's used to describe something that you did several times — not just once or twice.
You heard a catchy new song a few days ago with your wife that you both liked. Today you were singing the song quietly to yourself while you worked. You want to tell her about this. You say:
I've been humming that song all day.
music, progressive aspect, singing, song You heard a new song a few days ago, and since then you've been thinking about it a lot. You are talking with a friend about this song, and you say:
It's pretty catchy.
You heard a song two days ago, and since then you've been thinking about that song over and over again. You complain to your friend:
I've had this song stuck in my head for two days!
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