Used to
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The document discusses the use of "used to" to talk about past habits or situations that no longer exist. It states that "used to" is followed by the base form of the verb. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and question forms using "used to", and clarifies that "used to" should not be confused with "be used to" or "get used to", which take the -ing form after the verb.
Used to
- 1. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR III Used to Mgs. Paúl González T. 1
- 2. USED TO (unit 5) Use used to + base form of the verb to talk about past habits or past situations that no longer exist in the present. I used to play in the park. I used to destroy my toys. I used to walk to school. I used to watch cartoons. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/55400
- 3. NEGATIVE: didn’t + use to She didn’t use to read fairy tales. In negative statements, never + used to is more common than didn’t use to. She never used to read fairy tales.
- 4. QUESTIONS: did + use to Did you use to read comics? http://frikis.pe/7489/28-de-agosto-dia-de-leer-comics-en-publico /
- 5. Do not confuse used to + base form with be used to + base form + -ing or get used to + base form + -ing. -ing She used to read comics when she was younger. (She doesn’t read comics now) She is used to reading books. (She is accustomed to reading books) She’ll get used to reading books online. (She’ll get accustomed to reading books online.)
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