USED TO

USED TO: It is only used in the past; it has no present form USED TO: It is only used in the past; it has no present form. We use it to talk about past habits and states which are not happening now. USED TO + VERB1

Examples: My father USED TO smoke, but he has stopped. Derya USED TO be very shy. I USED TO go to beach everyday. Leyla USED TO eat meat, but now she is a vegetarian.

USED TO is also used to talk about past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. Examples: Hülya USED TO be fat, but now she is thin. Hakan USED TO live in Manisa. Cars USED TO be expensive. Berna USED TO be beautiful when she was young.

In the old days People USED TO listen to old radio. Now People use mp3 Players.

In the old days Women USED TO wash dirty clothes by hand. Now They use washing machines.

In the old days Photographers USED TO take photos with old machines. Now They use new technology.

In the old days People USED TO listen to gramophone records. Now They listen to CD players.

In the old days People USED TO travel by horse cars. Now They use sport cars.

In the old days Türkan Şoray USED TO have long hair. But now She has got short hair.

In the old days We USED TO watch Karagöz-Hacivat. But now We watch TV programmes.

In the old days We USED TO have abacuses. But now We have calculators.

But now We have mobile phones. In the old days We USED TO have telegraphes.

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