Used to

1) Used to do

We use used to do to talk about actions that usually happened in the past but they don’t
happen anymore. See the context below:

When I was young I usually went to school by bike with my friends. I am 30 years old
now and I don’t go to school anymore.

I used to go to school with my friends

I used to go to school by bike
I used to be a student

2) To be used to doing

We use to be used to doing to talk about actions that we usually do nowadays. See the
context below:

I work in an office. I have to use the computer every day and I have to answer e-mail,
and make many phone calls during the day.

I am used to working in an office

I am used to using computers
I am used to answering e-mails and phone calls

Mix Complete:

I used to ______________________________________________.
She is used to ______________________________________________.
Are you used to ______________________________________________.
He used to ______________________________________________.
My wife is used to ______________________________________________.
At the office I am used to ______________________________________________.
Did you use to ______________________________________________.
I didn’t use to ______________________________________________.
When I was young I used to ______________________________________________.
In the past I didn’t have a car so I used to _______________________________.

You Mix
Write a short composition talking about your days at school, remember to use used to as
long as you refer to action you usually did at that time.