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The habitual aspect is a form of expression connoting repetition or continuous existence of a state of affairs. In standard English, for present reference there is no special grammatical marker of habitual aspect; the simple present is used, as in I go there (every Thursday). However, for past reference English uses the simple past form or either of two marked constructions: used to as in we used to go there (every Thursday), and would as in back then we would go there (every Thursday).
African-American Vernacular English uses be (habitual be) to indicate that performance of the verb is of a habitual nature.