The Present simple tense

Misollardagi farqqa e’tibor bering.
She insisted that he be present. = She wanted him to be there (directive aspect; subjunctive)
She insisted that he was present. = She knew that he really was there. (observation; indicative)
Bo’lishsiz gaplarda istak maylda do yordamchi fe’li ishlatilmaydi.

She insisted that he not be present.

U uning ishtirok etmasligini talab qildi.

Amalga oshmaydigan istak va umidlarni ifodalash uchun istak mayli o’tgan zamonda ishlatiladi.

I wish, I had a million dollar.

Qaniydi bir million dollar bo’lsa.

Istak maylining o’tgan zamonida be fe’li were tarzida ishlatiladi.

I wish I were a millionaire.

Qaniydi bo’lsam edi.

Used to (ardim)

Used to ni 3ta shakli mavjud.

1.S+used to+VI
Biz bu iborani o’tgan zamonda muntazam qandaydir vaqt mobaynida bajargan lekin hozirda bajarmayotgan ish harakatlarni ifodalash uchun ishlatamiz. Boshqacha aytganda tarixni eslab, o’tmishga nazar solganda ishlatamiz.
I used to smoke when I was thirty.
Ann used to have long hair.
Ushbu holatda used to ni past simple bilan almashtirsak bo’ladi.
They used to travel/travelled a lot when they were younger.
Lekin quyidagi ikki holatda faqat past simple ni ishlatamiz, used to ni emas.