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Live25 Expressing Past Habits - 'Used To' + Infinitive
Live25 Expressing Past Habits - 'Used To' + Infinitive
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Actions:
My brother used to run five miles every day.
I didn’t use to go to bed early, but now I have to for my job.
States:
Britain used to be part of the European Union.
I used to have a garden.
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Form
Used to has no present form or any other form.
Positive
I used to live in London.
Negative
I didn’t use to live in London.
Question
Did you use to live in London?
We cannot use used to for interrupted past actions, or to say what happened
at a past time, or how long it took or how many times it happened:
I used to walk my dog when my mobile rang.
I used to study hard last month.
I used to live in Singapore for two years.
I used to go to the supermarket three times last week.
Grammar tip: Used to is for past habits and states that have changed!
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/past-habits-
used-to-would-and-the-past-simple
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