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| 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 |
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to get really angry with me.
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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. |
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| didn’t use to |
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| Questions and short answers |
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| Did |
I / you / he / she / we / they |
use to |
| have pink hair? |
| wear a uniform? |
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| Yes, |
I / you / he / she / we / they |
did. |
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| No, |
I / you / he / she / we / they |
didn’t. |
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The past simple is also correct for states and habitsin the past but you often use used to. |
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With used to, you don’t need to give a particular time. |
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I worked in my father’s shop when I was young. |
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I used to work in my father’s shop. |
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