Grammar Focus Used To

Grammar Focus

Used To

‘Used to’ refers to something happened regularly in the past but no longer happens.

I used to play tennis a lot but I don’t play now.

He used to travel a lot. But these days he doesn’t travel much.

Affirmative   Sentence:

 Structure:  Sub +used to+ V1

 He used to smoke heavily but now he is fully non-smoker.

I used to watch TV a lot.

I used to live alone.

Negative Sentence:

Structure: Sub+ did not use to + V1

I did not use to play tennis. 

Or, I used not to play tennis.

He did not use to travel.

Or, he used not to travel  

He used not  to smoke.

I used  not to watch TV.

I didn’t use  to live alone.

Interrogative sentence:

Structure: Did+ sub + use to+ V1?

Did you use to play tennis ?

Did he use to travel?

Did he use  to smoke.

Did you use  to watch TV?

Did you  use  to live alone ?