Use to

Use to ...

The "use to" structure is used to talk about things that were done in the past and now it is not done anymore.

 Shape

 Affirmative

Subject + use to + complement

                                             

Example

1. I use to drink a lot

2. You use to go to parties

3. I have used to be rebel

Negative

Subject + didn`t + use to + complement            

Example

1. I did not use smoke

2. You did not use to be responsible

3. She didn't use to dance      

Question

Did + Subject + use to + complement?

Did you use to smoke? 1. - Yes, I did 2. - No, didn't

Video  

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvjdYDhyfv4

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Exercise

1) I didn't  to do much skiing.

2) We  to walk to school when we were children.

3) They  not to let women join this club.

4) There  to be a lake here years ago.

5) John didn't  to like Mary when they were teenagers.

6) When  they to live here?

7) Why did you  to use this old photocopier?

8) We never  to have electricity in our house.

9) I hardly ever  to have time for going out.

10) Did they  to let you smoke in cinemas?

Respuestas:

1) use

2) used

3) used* (o, didn't use to let...)

4) used

5) use

6) used* (o, did they use to live...)

7) use

8) used

9) used

10) use