We use used to do to talk about the past. It is not a tense but it is like a tense. It is a special structure. We use the structure used to do for the past only.
Structure of used to do
The structure of used to do is:
subject | + | main verb use | + | to-infinitive |
Look at the structure again with positive, negative and question sentences:
subject | auxiliary did | not | main verb use | infinitive | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ | I | used | to like him. | ||
- | I | did | n't | use | to work. |
? | Did | you | use | to drink? |
Used or use?
- when there is no did in the sentence, we say used to (with d)
- when there is did in the sentence, we say use to (without d)
Use of used to do
We use the used to do structure to talk about:
- an activity that we did regularly in the past (like a habit)
- a situation that was true in the past
past | present | future | ||
I used to smoke. |
Look at these examples:
past | present |
---|---|
She used to work in a shop. | Now she works in a bank. |
He used to watch a lot of TV. | Now he doesn't watch much TV. |
They used to be married. | Now they are divorced. |
There used to be a cinema here. | Now there is a supermarket here. |
I didn't use to go swimming. | Now I go swimming. |
Did you use to smoke? |
http://www.englishgrammar.org/exercise-8/
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1230
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