Used To

The "Used To" construction is used to express actions that used to occur frequently in the past, but now no longer occur at all.


 


Fórmulas


Affirmative

Personal + Used To + Verb in simple form + Complement 

  noun


Negative

Personal + Auxiliary + not + Use To + Verb in simple form + Complement

  noun             did

                        \_________/

                                |

                            didn't


Interrogative

Auxiliary + Personal + Used To + Verb in simple form + Complement + ?

    did              noun


WH Questions

WH Questions + Auxiliary + Personal + Used To + Verb in simple form + Complement + ?

                                did             noun


Short Answers 

(+)

Yes + Personal noun + Auxiliary

                                         did

(-)

No + Personal noun + Auxiliary + Not

                                         did

                                           \_________/

                                                     |

                                                  didn't

Examples

1- I used to work at night.

Yo solia trabajar de noche.










2- I didn't use to do exercises.

Yo no solía hacer los ejercicios.










3- Did you used to play the piano?

¿Tú solías tocar el piano?











4- Where did you used to live?

¿Dónde solías vivir?





                                                                                                                  




                                                                                                                Luis Tadeo Hernández Mendoza


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