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Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal denoting a past habit:

I _____ smoke but I gave it up last year.

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could

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must

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used to

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might

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Solution

The correct option is C used to
The sentence informs of a past habit that is not pursued anymore. The modal used to describe past habits is 'used to'.

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