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Used to (past only)

Positive sentences
We used to go to the beach every summer when I was young.
He used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, but he quit last year. I used to like mushrooms, but not anymore
There used to be a great restaurant here, but it closed a few years ago.

Negative Sentences
"didn't" + "use to" + verb...
I didn't use to like mushrooms, but now I do.
Food didn't use to be so expensive.
We didn't use to go away on holiday very often when I was young.

1. Interrogative Sentences
"Did" + subject + "use to" + verb...?
Didn't he use to smoke a lot?
Did you use to live here?
Did they use to go to the beach in the summers?

Note: We do not use "used to" for habits/actions in the present. In place of this modal verb , we use an adverb like "usually"
o"normally" for example.
We usually go to the beach every summer.
He normally smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.
They usually play football on the weekends.

Note: also, you can use the modal verb "would" (in positive or negative form) for events or actions repeated in the past.
When I was young, we would go to the beach every summer
At the university, they would play football every weekend.
He would smoke a lot.
 When I was young we wouldn't go to the beach every summer.

To be used to
When we use "used to" as an adjective it means to be comfortable with or accustomed to something . Wheno "to be used to" is
followed by a verb, the verb will be in gerund form (“ing) . (A gerund is a form of a verb that is used in place of a noun or a pronoun. A gerund has the
same function as a noun or a pronoun in that it names something; in the case of a gerund, it names an activity that is usually expressed by a verb. Ex: Walking is good
for your heart)
She's used to living alone.
We weren't used to traveling a lot.
 I'm not used to this cold weather.
Note: When we use the verb "get" in the place of "be" it indicates a process of familiarizing with something
They divorced over 2 years ago. She has gotten used to living alone.
With this new job I am getting used to traveling a lot.
You need to get used to this cold weather if you are going to live here.
Used to Q8 of 10: It's a noisy apartment but I __________ it.
used to
Q1 of 10: I __________ smoke when I was in my 20s. am used to
usually use to
use to am use to
used to
Q9 of 10: Bill is used to _________ long days.
am used to
work
Q2 of 10: I __________ smoke when I drink. works
usually working
use to worked
used to
Q10 of 10: By the time John moves in, I __________ living
am used to alone.

I __________ the smell of smoke because my


Q3 of 10:
am used to
husband smokes. would be used to
usually will be used to
use to used to
used to
am used to

There was a time when she __________ always


Q4 of 10:
work late.
usually
use to
was used to
would

Q5 of 10: He __________ be a vegetarian when he was a kid.


usually
use to
used to
would

They __________ the silence when they built a


Q6 of 10:
restaurant next door.
were used to
are used to
are getting used to
were getting used to

Q7 of 10: Sally __________ drink a lot of wine


didn't use to
wouldn't
didn't used to
don't use to

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