USED TO / DIDN'T USE TO

Past Habits and Past States

WHAT DOES 'USED TO' MEAN?

• We use 'used to' to talk about habits or situations in the past that are no longer true now.

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• Example: I used to play soccer every day.

(Something that happened in the past but not now.)

STRUCTURE: USED TO

• Subject + used to + base verb

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• Examples:

I used to play soccer.

She used to live in Santiago.

We used to watch cartoons after school.

My teacher used to give a lot of homework.

NEGATIVE FORM: DIDN'T USE TO

• We use 'didn't use to' to talk about things that were NOT true in the past.

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• Structure:

Subject + didn't use to + base verb

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• Examples:

I didn't use to like English.

He didn't use to study very much.

MORE EXAMPLES

• We didn't use to have online classes.
• They didn't use to wake up early.
• I didn't use to drink coffee.
• She didn't use to enjoy math.

QUESTIONS

• Structure:

Did + subject + use to + base verb?

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• Examples:

Did you use to play video games a lot?

Did she use to live here?

Did they use to study together?

SHORT ANSWERS

• Yes, I did.
• No, I didn't.

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• Example:
• Did you use to play soccer?

Yes, I did.

No, I didn't.

PAST �VS �PRESENT

• Past: I used to play soccer.
• Present: Now I play basketball.

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• Past: She used to live in Arica.
• Present: Now she lives in Iquique.

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• Past: We used to start class at 8.
• Present: Now we start at 9.