Used to

Used to

1. When is it used?

   • Habit
     • I used to collect trading cards when I was a child
   • State
     • My friends used to be crazy about the Spice Girls
   • Action
     • My teacher used to say "sit down and shut up"

2. Form

   • Afrimative
     • I / You / He / She / It / We / They + used to + verbo
       • we used to play football
   • Negative
     • I / You / He / She / It / We / They + didn't use to + verbo
       • I didn't use to play football
   • Interrogative
     • Did + I / You / He / She / It / We / They + use to + verbo?
       • Did you use to smoke?
   • Answer
     • Did she use to watch TV at night?
       • Yes, she did
       • No, she didn't

3. Note

   • Do not forget to remove the "d" from "used" in negative and interrogative.
   • We should not confuse used to (followed by infinitive) with get used to or be used to (followed by verb ending in -ing).
   • Used to is a past time and therefore can only be used in the past. If we want to express habits in the present, we must use frequency adverbs like "usually".

4. David Martínez Wilches 000119387 English II

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