BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-12.4

12.4.

used to

 

Fred: Is that really you?
Mandy: Yes, I used to have pink hair.
Fred: Amazing! And did you use to wear uniforms?
Mandy: Yes, we did. I hated it.
Fred: Where’s your hat?
Mandy: I didn’t use to wear mine. My teacher used 
  to get really angry with me.
 

 

PRESENTATION


 

Use used to to talk about states or habits in the past.

  • State: I used to have long hair.
  • Habit: I used to get up at six o’clock.

 

Affirmative and negative
I / You / He / She / We / They used to
have pink hair.
wear a uniform.
didn’t use to

 

Questions and short answers
Did I / you / he / she / we / they use to
have pink hair?
wear a uniform?
Yes, I / you / he / she / we / they did.
No, I / you / he / she / we / they didn’t.

 

 

TIP
The past simple is also correct for states and habitsin the past but you often use used to.
  With used to, you don’t need to give a particular time.
  I worked in my father’s shop when I was young.
  I used to work in my father’s shop.

 

 

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