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    This document discusses the use of "used to + infinitive" to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true in the present. Examples are given such as "I used to have long hair" and "He used to smoke." It notes that with negatives and questions, the form is "use" instead of "used," as in "Did you use to be a teacher?" Finally, it states that with this construction there is no verb "be" used, so you cannot say "I am used to have long hair."

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    This document discusses the use of "used to + infinitive" to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true in the present. Examples are given such as "I used to have long hair" and "He used to smoke." It notes that with negatives and questions, the form is "use" instead of "used," as in "Did you use to be a teacher?" Finally, it states that with this construction there is no verb "be" used, so you cannot say "I am used to have long hair."

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    Used To + Infinitive

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    veljko85
    This document discusses the use of "used to + infinitive" to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true in the present. Examples are given such as "I used to have long hair" and "He used to smoke." It notes that with negatives and questions, the form is "use" instead of "used," as in "Did you use to be a teacher?" Finally, it states that with this construction there is no verb "be" used, so you cannot say "I am used to have long hair."

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    Used to + infinitive

    We use this expression to talk about habits or repeated actions in the


    past which we don’t do in the present. We also use it to talk about
    states in the past which are no longer true. For example:
    • I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair).
    • He used to smoke (but now he doesn’t smoke).
    • They used to live in India (but now they live in Germany).

    Watch out! With the negative and the question, it’s ‘use’ and not
    ‘used’:
    • Did you use to be a teacher?
    • Did he use to study French?
    • She didn’t use to like chocolate, but she does now.
    • I didn’t use to want to have a nice house.

    Note! With this ‘used to’ there is no verb ‘be’. We CAN’T say ‘I am used
    to have long hair’.

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