Unit 02: Grammar - "Used to"

  

Meaning and form:

We use "used to" when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation: (past habits)

• He used to play football for the local team, but he’s too old now.

• That white house over there used to belong to my family. (It belonged to my family in the past, but not any more.)

 Negative: didn’t use to

• It didn’t use to be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.

• I didn’t used to like broccoli when I was younger, but I love it now. (Don’t use this form in exams.)

 Questions: 

• Did you use to work with Kevin Harris? 

• Didn’t she used to live in the same street as us?