PAST HABITS :

USED TO + VERB 1

General English for Intermediate Class

DEFINITION

We use ”used to” when referring to things in

the past which are no longer true.
It can talk about repeated actions in the past
which we don’t do in the present.
 THE FORM OF
“USED TO”
The form ”used to” is used with all subjects
e.g. I, we, you, he, she, it, they
 EXAMPLE OF
SENTENCE
01 I used to have long hair,
(but now I have short hair).

02 He used to smoke,
(but now he doesn't smoke).

03 They used to live in India,

(but now they live in Germany)
1. Negative Form
BE CAREFULL!!
I, you, Did not used to is preferred when
They, use to
We, He,
emphasizing these forms of past
+ / didn’t + Verb 1
She, It repetition in POSITIVE
use to
sentences. On the other hand,
Example: when asking QUESTIONS or
making NEGATIVE
sentences, simple past is
preferred.
2. Question Form

I, you, They,
Remember the form of Past tense?
Use
We, He, She,
DID + + to + Verb 1
It

Example:
 Now, Let’s
practice with
the setences.
Make a positive, negative or question using
“used to + infinitive”
 From the previous slide, choose one question from
number 4 to number 10 and answer the question in the
forum. Each student must answer at least one question

THANKS!