Grammar: used to

affirmative
and negative
used to
question forms
Affirmative and negative
 We use “used to” to talk about:
 things we often did in the past, but we don’t
do now.
 past situations or habits that are finished or
are not true now.
Affirmative and negative
 Examples:

Affirmative Negative
She used to be a She didn’t use to be
teacher. an actor.
He used to play the He didn’t use to play
piano. football .
We used to have We didn’t use to have
sandwiches for rice for lunch.
breakfast.
Question forms (Wh-questions)
Who you use to play with?
What you use to do when you were
younger?
Where you use to live?
did
When you use to go to the mall?
Why you use to walk to school?
How you use to go to school?
Question forms
use to have a computer?
you use to wear glasses?
we
they use to work in an office?
Did
he
she
it
Yes, I/ we/ they/ he/ she/ it did.

No, I/ we/ they/ he/ she/ it didn’t.

Practice!
1. Samuel Pepys _______________
used to have
(have)servants.

2. In those days, people

____________________
didn’t use to have (not have) cars.

3. Jill: ___________________________
Where did you use to live (live)?
Bob: I used to live in an apartment.
Practice!
4. Did you use to work (work) in an
Pip: _____________________
office?
Cassie: No, I didn’t.
 did you use to walk
didn’t use to have

Did you use to do

used to tidy
did you use to do