HABITUAL PAST USED TO and WOULD

USED TO  I used to like meat a lot when I was a child. (But now I don’t like it much)  I used to go to the cinema very often when I was at university, but now I don’t have time go so often.  Did you use to like milk when you were a child ?

THERE WAS / WERE yerine THERE USED TO BE  There used to be a cinema in our village when I was a child, but it closed down when television became popular.  There used to be a huge plane tree near the village train station, and we the children of the village, used to play under its shade in the summer, but because it was very old, it was blown over during a strong storm.

USED NOT TO / DIDN’T USE TO  I didn’t use to / used not to eat fish when I was a child, but now I do.  She didn’t use to have long hair when she was a student. Now she has lovely long hair.  Children didn’t use to have so many toys in the past.

PAST HABITS  Women wore very long dresses in the Middle Ages.  Women used to wear very long …………..  He is no longer such a famous pop star, but just three years ago, the young adored him.  ……………..the young used to adore him.

USED TO geçmişte yapılan bir tek olayı ifade ederken kullanılmaz  While I was walking on the icy pavement yesterday, I fell and broke my arm.  When we lived in Erzurum, everywhere was covered with ice in the winter, and a lot of people fell and broke their arms and legs.  When…………………, everywhere used to be covered with………..  ………..people used to fall and (used to ) break …………..

PAST HABITS (WOULD + action verbs)  I used to / would fly kites in my childhood.  She used to / would sing beautiful folk songs when she was in primary school.  He used to / would run so fast in his youth that no one could ever catch him.  He used to be very shy when he was younger.  We used to have a house with a large garden in my childhood.  He used to understand even the most complex structures easily. They used to live in Ankara, but now they live in Antalya.

WILL / WOULD  Arzu will fall in love with unsuitable men all the time. (Arzu hep uygunsuz erkeklere aşık olur.)  Oh, he would tell my secret to everyone ! He should have kept his mouth shut !  (Benim sırlarımı herkese söylerdi………)

USED TO DO / USED TO DOING  I used to drink coffee a lot until two years ago, but now I drink very little. (……kahve içerdim)  I’m used to drinking coffee as soon as I get up in the mornings. (…….kayve içmeye alışkınım)