Question

Как будет правильно His father doesn't smoke any more, but when he was younger he smokes или used to smoke 60 cigarettes a day?

Answer 1

Я думаю что правильнее будет 1- ый вариант

Answer 2

His father doesn't smoke any more, but when he was younger he smoked.

Answer 3

His father doesn't smoke any more, but when he was younger he used to smoke 60 cigarettes a day.

When talking about a past habit or action that is no longer true, we use the phrase "used to." Therefore, the correct sentence would be: His father doesn't smoke any more, but when he was younger he used to smoke 60 cigarettes a day [[10]](https://szr-coll-isk.ru/Shkola%20Iskustv/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA.pdf).

Using "used to" indicates that smoking 60 cigarettes a day was a regular habit for his father in the past, but he no longer does it.