Is siempre necessary here?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is siempre necessary here?

Antes siempre me quedaba trabajando hasta tarde. Ahora no.Before, I used to continue working until late. Not any more.Hi, is siempre necessary here? What would it mean without siempre? Thanks, Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Quedarse + [gerund] = to do something continuously in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Shirley

It wouldn't change the meaning massively if we drop "siempre". In a way, that "always" is implicit with the meaning of "used to". So, that siempre would simply emphasise it a bit more.

Saludos

Inma

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