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We can use Used to + simple verb form To talk about past habits (repeated actions in the past) Every weekend we used to drive to the country. or past states. We didn’t use to worry about that kind of thing. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now. What kind of car did you use to have?
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+ verb + complement simple form Iused to celebrate Thanksgiving with my aunt.
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My brother used to have a smurfs collection when he was a kid.
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My sister used to have a Eskiper bicycle, when she was 10 years old.
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My aunts used to work with this typewriter.
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+ verb + complement simple form I didn’t use to watch television on weekdays.
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My friends didn’t use to have a cellphone when they were young.
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My family didn’t use to go to the beach on vacation.
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+ verb + complement simple form Did you use to play with Barbies?
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Did your mother use to listen to the Beatles music?
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Did your father use to have LP’s ?
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He used to smoke a few years ago. But now, he doesn ’ t.
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She used to be an ugly woman. But now, she isn ’ t. Because she had a lot of operations
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We use ´used to´ for past habits or states. He used to go out a lot when he was younger. Liz used to have short hair but it is long now. They used to live in the same street as us, so we often used to see them. But we don ’ t see them very often these days. Ann used to bite her nails when she was a child. But she doesn ’ t anymore.
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The negative form is ´didn ’ t use to´ When I was a child, I didn ’ t use to like cats. My grandfather didn ’ t use to wear glasses a few years ago, but now he has to. My daughter didn ’ t use to like reading books. But she is a bookworm now!
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Sometimes you see ´never used to´ as the negative form. I never used to eat meat. She was a lazy student. She never used to do homework.
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The question form is did you / he / they / etc. use to …..? Did you use to watch Sesame Street when you were a little child? Where did you use to live before you moved here? Did Frank use to be a naughty child?
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in 1990 : Job: waiter Salary: 1000/pm Place of work: restaurant Means of transport: by bus Eating place : home Now: Job: Businessman Salary: millions of dlls. Place of work: his own office Means of transport : Car Eating place: expensive restaurants. Write 5 sentences about Peter, using the pattern: In 1990, he used to ……… but now he ………
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