would

used to
be used to
 Past Habits
would
used to
• When I was a child my grandma
would read to me every night.
• When I was a child my grandma used
to read to me every night.
 Past states
used to
• I used to like tomato soup, but now
I hate it.()
• I would like tomato soup, but now I
hate it.()
 Used to
negative forms
• I never used to be very good at
languages.
• I didn’t use to be very good at
languages.
• I used not to be very good at
languages. (this is quite formal.)
 Used to
question form

• Did you use to live abroad?

 Pronunciation

• I used (/ju:zd/) an opener to open

the bottle.
• I used to (/ju:stə/) live around here.
• I am used to (/ju:stə/) working
hard.