“USED TO”

Kyi Hnin Mon Kha from Team Potter

USED TO
Refers to what you used to do in the past.
 Example:

When I was young, I used to play with dolls.

2 types of “used to” can be used when it becomes
a habit.

Example:

I’m used to playing games at 10 o’clock.

01
Grammar
 used to + infinitive
to talk about a past situation that is no
longer true.
 It tells us that there was a repeated
action or state in the past which has
now changed.
Examples:
She used to be a long-distance runner
01 when she was younger.

I didn’t use to sleep very well, but then I

02 started doing yoga and it really helps.

03 Did you use to come here as a child?

02 Grammar
 “Be used to” means “be familiar with or
be accustomed to”.

 Be used to and get used to are followed

by
a noun, pronoun or the –ing form of a
verb.

 Can be used about the past, present or

 Examples:

 She’s used to the city now and doesn’t get

lost anymore.

 He wasn’t use to walking so much and his

legs hurt after the hike.

 I’m a teacher so I’m used to speaking in

public.
 Exercises
1) Lisa speaks English, but she ------- (speak) when she was
young.
2) I ------- (read) much years ago, but now I read every day.
3) My mom -------- (read) bedtime story for me every night.
4) I am now learning skating and I ------(quite/ do) it.
5) Susan ------- (be) a nurse, but now she’s a doctor.
6) My sister -------- (eat) spicy a lot, but these days, she can’t
eat that much.
7) She found the heels too high, but she ------(get used to)
them.
8) I ------ (listen) to rap music, but now I changed my favorite.
9) When I was a child, I ------- (play) piano, but now I can’t
because I am busy with my studies.
10)I ------- (believe) in Santa Claus when I was a kid.
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