Soler para expresar hábitos

Soler to express habits

In Spanish there is a verb which is specificly used to express habits both in the present and in the past. Soler is a modal verb that, as other modal verbs, are followed by an infinitive.

The English equivalents to these are I usually do and I used to do.

For example:

Yo suelo caminar los domingos por la mañana.
I usually walk on Sunday mornings.

Belén solía caminar los domingos por la mañana.
Belén used to walk on Sunday mornings.

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