UNIT 2: Grammar 1 Used to + Infinitive

A. The Form:

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

Long Contracted
Form Form

I used to smoke I did I didn't use Did I use to smoke?

not to smoke
use to
smoke

You used to You You didn't Did you use to smoke?

smoke did use to
not smoke
use to
smoke

He/she used to He/she He/she Did he/she use to smoke?

smoke did didn't use
not to smoke
use to
smoke

We used to We We didn't Did we use to smoke?

smoke did use to
not smoke
use to
smoke

You used to You You didn't Did you use to smoke?

smoke did use to
not smoke
use to
smoke

They used to They They didn't Did they use to smoke?

smoke did use to
not smoke
use to
smoke
B. Examples:

o Tom used to drink coffee. Now he prefers tea.

o Julie used to fly from London to Paris. Now she takes the Eurostar train.
o People didn’t use to be contaminated with Covid19.
o I used to drive to work. Now I take the bus.
o Did you use to live in a village when you were a child?

o Bill used to live in Wales. Now he lives in Scotland.

o Wendy used to eat meat. Now she's a vegetarian.
o Eva used to wear glasses. Now she wears contact lenses.
o My mother didn't use to do much exercise. Now she goes walking with a friend.
o Oranges used to cost very little, but now they are quite expensive.

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

o Ronald Trump used to be the president of USA.

o Did your parents use to write letters to their relatives?

o That big house over there used to belong to my family.

o Hakim Ziyech used to play with Ajax, now he plays with Chelsea.