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I _______ (play) a lot of tennis when I was younger.
I USED TO PLAY a lot of tennis when I was younger.
I _______ (go) to the park to exercise.
I USUALLY/NORMALLY GO to the park to exercise.
My mother use to drive me to school every day.
My mother use to [USED TO] drive me to school every day.
We only use "used to" and "didn't use to" to talk about past habits.
FALSE
We can use them to talk about past habits and states.
They ______ (not like) broccoli, but now they love it!
They DIDN'T USE TO LIKE broccoli, but now they love it!
We ________ (not travel) overseas.
We DON'T USUALLY/NORMALLY TRAVEL overseas.
When I was a kid, we used to go to Brazil two times.
When I was a kid, we used to go [WENT] to Brazil two times.
This sentence is correct: They used to train very hard. They go to the training centre three days a week.
FALSE
We use "used to" for things that are not true now.
She _________ (not argue) with her classmates, even if they bothered her. (Spoken English)
She NEVER USED TO ARGUE with her classmates, even if they bothered her.
____ you ______ (eat) chicken for lunch?
DO you USUALLY/NORMALLY EAT chicken for lunch?
He didn't used to be interested in art.
He didn't used [USE] to be interested in art.
We can also use the past simple to talk about past habits.
TRUE
____ she _______ (study) French at school?
DID she USE TO STUDY French at school?
Our friends ________ (not exercise), that's why they can't participate in the marathon with us.
Our friends DON'T NORMALLY/USUALLY EXERCISE, that's why they can't participate in the marathon with us.
My neighbour Patty used to take her trash out every morning at 8, but she does any more.
My neighbour Patty used to take her trash out every morning at 8, but she does [DOESN'T] any more.
We can use "used to" for things that happened only once.
FALSE
In these cases, we have to use the past simple.