Llpi9.2 past habits – used to
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This document discusses the use of "used to" and "would" to talk about past habits and repeated actions in the past. It provides examples of how to use "used to" to describe things that happened regularly in the past but no longer occur. It also contrasts "used to" with talking about definite past times or events. Additionally, it explains that "would" can also be used to talk about repeated past actions, but not states or conditions. Finally, it discusses using "be used to" to mean being familiar with something.
Llpi9.2 past habits – used to
- 1. PAST HABITS – USED TO/ WOULD
- 2. Present habits: if we want to talk about what we do frequently in the present time we put an adverb of frequency in the sentence. I always have tea in the morning. We seldom eat at home. She frequently goes to the toilet in the middle of the lesson. I rarely come home late in the evenings. Past habits: We use used + infinitive to talk about past habits and states (conditions) which are now finished.
- 3. Used to refer to things that happened at an earlier stage of one’s life and are now finished: there is an idea that the conditions in life have changed. I used to smoke, but now I’ve stopped. When I was a child, I used to go to the baker’s to get freshly baked bread. When I was a child, my mother used to read stories for me before I sleep. People used to listen to the radio more often at home. My mother used to clean up my room, but now I am a university student I must clean up my mess. In the farm, I used to get up at five to help my father. We used to sit outside in the garden and chat all night long before we had the cinema theatre built in our village.
- 4. I used to listen to my favourite pop songs from cassette tapes and radio stations but now I listen to any music I want from my MP3 player or internet. My father used to take me for a ride outside the city but now I have a family and a car. I take my children to school and picnics. I used to speak on the phone with my mother for hours but I use the internet. It is cheaper and it has video. When I was in Spain, I used to take siesta every afternoon. I used to use a typewriter to prepare my homework projects. People used to wait for years to get a telephone line connected to their home but now you can
- 5. Questions and negatives with Used to … (Did …. Used ) What did people use(d) to do in the evenings before TV was invented? I didn’t use(d) to like opera. I usedn’t to like opera. I never used to like opera. I used not to like opera, but now I do. (formal) Used you to play football at school? In the old days I used not to go to the opera. I didn’t use to go to the cinema. I didn’t use to travel by plane. I used not to travel by plane. I never used to travel by plane.
- 6. Used to…is a grammar form that we use to talk about things we always did in the past but we no longer do them now. When I was young, I used to do a lot of sports. I used to play football, tennis, and volley ball. I also used to go sailing a lot. Now, I only have time to go for a walk at the weekends. Used to can not be used to simply say what happened at a definite time in the past or how long it took or how many times it happened. I worked very hard last month (not I used to work very hard last month)
- 7. I lived in Konya for three years (not I used to live in Konya for three years) I went to France seven times last year (not I used to go to France seven times last year) Used to / Would Used to is used for repeated actions and events in the past. Likewise, would is used to talk about repeated actions and events in the past but not for conditions and states. When she was young, she used to read a lot of books. Sometimes my husband used to bring me little presents without saying why but now he doesn’t.
- 8. In the old days, this used to be a beautiful street, lined with trees. There were no tall buildings, just houses and a few small shops. Just look at it now! Skyscrapers, apartment blocks, and traffic! There used to be no traffic, people would walk (used to walk)up and down the streets at night quite safely. Nowadays, you don’t want to go out at night after dark. It’s dangerous. Whenever he had lunch he would (used to) order some bread and butter and would (used to) leave it on the plate. To be + used to (doing something/noun): If a person is used to something/or used to doing something that means he/she is familiar with that thing. That behavior or thing is not new or strange for him/her:
- 9. I am used to driving the car more confidently. I am used to the hot weather in Adana since I moved there 6 months ago. He was used to getting up early and didn’t mind working long hours although it had been hard at the beginning.