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We use used to to talk about things that were true in the past, but aren’t true in the present
He used to work as moto boy, but now he works as a teacher
I used to have a dog, but now I have a cat
We used to record songs in cassettes, but now it’s all streaming
Affirmative structure
noun / verb in the + used to + pronoun base form
affirmative singular
affirmative plural
I
We
You
You
He
used to
She
used to They
It
teacher Denise Moraes
We use didn’t use to to say something wasn’t true in the past, but is true in the present
We didn’t use to wear seat belt, but now it is mandatory
He didn’t use to work so much. That’s why he is tired
You didn’t use to like football, but now you talk about it 24h/7
Negative structure noun / verb in the + didn’t use to + pronoun base form back to base form
negative singular
negative plural
I
We
You
You
He She
didn’t use to
didn’t use to They
It
teacher Denise Moraes
We use use to in questions to ask about past habits
Did you use to travel every year? Yes, I did
Short answers
No, I didn’t
Did she use to have long hair? Yes, she did
Short answers
No, she didn’t
Did he use to run 10 km a day? Yes, he did
Short answers
No, he didn’t
Interrogative structure Did +
noun / verb in the + use to + pronoun base form back to base form
interrogative singular
Did
interrogative plural
I?
we
you
you
he she
use to?
Did
use to? they
it
teacher Denise Moraes
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teacher Denise Moraes catteacher.com.br