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Listen closely for an often repeated phrase from multiple

individuals.
Used to
is a modal verb that we use in the past tense to
describe …

1. Past habits or actions 2. Past state or situation

past now future past now future

1. I used to play tennis (but I don’t 1. I used to live in Japan (but I


now). don’t now).
2. I didn’t use to go to the gym 2. I didn’t use to believe in magic
(but I do now). (but I do now).
The structures for positive, negative and
question form
?
I
You
I I She
You You He
She She It
He He We use in
It It Did live
used in did use in You to Japan?
We live We live They
to Japan. not to Japan
You You +
They They Nam
+ + e
Name Name +…
+… +… Yes, (pronoun) did .
No, (pronoun) didn’t .

Subject + did not + use


Subject + used to + Did + Subject + use to
to + verb (infinitive) + …
verb (infinitive) + … + verb (infinitive) + …
Why? - because words that

Time expressions
indicate a specific point in
time, contradict the idea of
something happening
repeatedly or habitually.

Examples of time markers ● Examples of time markers


that CAN be used: that CAN NOT be used:

● I always/never used to play ● I used to study Spanish


football. yesterday.
● He didn't use to play tennis on ● He didn't use to play golf last
Saturdays/every Saturday. week/year.
● They used to go swimming ● They used to work in London for
three times a week. three years.
Used to + Past simple
In some cases, both "used to" and the past simple can be used together to get a
mixture of long-term past situations.

"In the 1950s, people didn't use to drive to work - most people
walked or cycled."
This sentence combines two ways of
talking about the past.

"Didn't use to drive" means people had a


habit of not driving to work, and "most
people walked or cycled" just tells us what
they did instead.

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