USED TO

I used to live in New York.

(now Los Angeles is my home)

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 USED TO
I used to live in New York.
We used to play table tennis a lot.
My mum used to work in a bank.
 action that happened more than once in the past

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 USED TO

PAST NOW
My mum used to work in a shop.
(but now she works in an office)

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 USED TO
I used to love ice cream.
He used to be a good student.
They used to have two houses.
 the actions may not be true now

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 DIDN'T USE TO

PAST NOW

He didn't use to like broccoli.

(but now he loves it)

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 DIDN'T USE TO
I didn't use to have a car.
She didn't use to like Maths.
Dave didn't use to cook.
 action that happened more than once in the past
and it isn't true now

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 USED TO

He used to climb trees. He used to do karate.

He used to get up late.

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 USED TO
MARIA'S PAST
Maria /not eat / a lot /salad
She / cycle / to work
She / wear / jeans and a blouse
She / not work / in a bank

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Maria didn't use to eat a lot of salad.

She used to cycle to work.

She used to wear jeans and a blouse.

She didn't use to work in a bank.

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My past
I / drive / a sport car
I / live / in a big city
I / not / tidy up / very often
I / not read / books

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I used to drive a car.

I used to live in a big city.

I didn't use to tidy up very often.

I didn't use to read books.

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USED TO = PAST SIMPLE
You can always use Past Simple
instead of used to.

I used to live in New York.

I lived in New York.

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USED TO = PAST SIMPLE

Mike / watch TV / a lot

Sue / not / like / fast food
We / have / a big house
They / play / video games

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USED TO = PAST SIMPLE
Mike used to watch TV a lot.
Mike watched TV a lot.

Sue didn't use to like fast food.

Sue didn't like fast food.

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USED TO = PAST SIMPLE
We used to have a big house.
We had a big house.

They used to play video games.

They played video games.

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 DID … USE TO ?
Did you use to have a car?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.
Did she use to like Maths?
Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.
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 DID … USE TO ?
you / have / a cat?

Did you use to have a cat?

Kate / play / the guitar?

Did Kate use to play the guitar?

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 DID … USE TO ?
Peter and Sue/ live / in Canada?

Did Peter and Sue use to live

in Canada?

Cindy / cycle / to school?

Did Cindy use to cycle to school?

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