used to

used to

1. Used to is an English expression used to talk about regular actions in the past that don't happen anymore. The translation of this expression is “to accustom” in the past. In the example above, we can see that the phrase tells us that this person played guitar in the past, but does not play anymore.

2. SENTENCES

   • For example: I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair). He used to smoke (but now he doesn't smoke). They used to live in India (but now they live in Germany). 'Be used to': Don't worry if your new job is hard at first. It took me a while, but I got used to speaking another language every day.

3. EXAMPLES

   • affirmattive
     • You are used to having breakfast early in the morning.”
   • negative
     • I didn't use to want to have a nice house.
   • interrogative
     • Did you use to be a teacher?