used to do something = did something regularly in the past but not any more
be used to doing something = be in the habit of doing something.
I am used to getting up early. => Я привыкла рано вставать.
Are they used to hard work / working hard? => Они привычны к работе?
You'll soon get used to this weather. => Ты быстро привыкнешь к такой погоде.
... used to do smth. — обозначает регулярное, часто повторяющееся действие в прошедшем времени:
Не used to come here every day when he was a little boy. => Мальчиком он, бывало, приходил сюда каждый день.
... used to be => раньше был:
Smith used to be a teacher. => Смит раньше был учителем.
| Positive sentences | I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. I used to eat loads of junk food. |
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| Negative sentences | I didn't use to do any exercise. I didn't use to swim very well. |
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| All pronouns take used to / didn't use to |
I You She He It We They |
used to / didn't use to | eat a lot of sweets. eat meat. live in the city. have long hair. |
'I used to ski, but now I snowboard.'
We use 'used to' to talk about past events which we no longer do. We only use it to talk about the past; there is no similar expression for the present.
'I studied French, but I don’t anymore.' → 'I used to study French.'
'In the past I smoked, but I don't now.' → 'I used to smoke.'
Note: after 'used' to we alway use the infinitive. Never use a continuous or past tense verb:
'I used to smoke.'
'I used to smoking.'
'I used to smoked.'
We usually use 'did' when we ask about past habits.
The typical question form is:
'Did you use to watch Mickey Mouse?'
'Did you use to like school?'
Note: 'Use to' is used in the question form not 'used to'.
'Use to' questions can be answered in a couple of ways. Take a look at the follwing question and response:
'Did you use to wear a school uniform?'
'Yes, I used to wear a horrible uniform!'
(or in negative sentences)
'I didn't use to wear a uniform'. or 'I used not to...'
We use 'would' when we want to talk about how often a past habit happenened. It can have the same meaning as 'used to'. For example:
'I used to go swimming twice a week.'→ ' I would go swimming twice a week.'
Note: Both of these sentences have the same meaning.
We can use 'would' instead of 'used to' when a time is mentioned:
'When I was young, I used to visit my grandmother every summmer.'→ ' When I was young, I would visit my grandmother every summer.'
Note: Both of these sentences have the same meaning.
If the sentence is not about a repeating habit/action, or does not include a time expression, we can not use 'would':
'I used to play piano.'→'I would play piano.'
It is more natural to say:
'I used to play piano. I would practise every day.'
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