avoir l'habitude de
/a.vwaʁ la.bi.tyd də/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a l'habitude de
- past
- a eu l'habitude de
- perfect
- eu l'habitude de
Meaning
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to be used to, be in the habit of
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Il a l'habitude de se lever tôt.
He's used to getting up early.
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Avant son déménagement, elle avait l'habitude de prendre le même chemin pour aller travailler. Son nouveau trajet lui manque encore un peu.
Before she moved, she used to take the same route to work. She still misses her old commute a bit.
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Similar words
"prendre le pli" is more about GETTING INTO a habit, the process; "avoir l'habitude de" describes already being used to it, the state.
Practice
1 What does avoir l'habitude de mean?
to be used to, be in the habit of
2 Fill the gap: Il a l'___ de se lever tôt.
Full sentence: Il a l'habitude de se lever tôt. (He's used to getting up early.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir l'habitude de?
avoir l'habitude de: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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