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when do we use the "used to"?

‘Used to’ is used to talk about past situations or habits that continued for months or years and to emphasize that the situation today is different.

‘Used to’ es utilizado para hablar acerca de situaciones pasadas o hábitos que continúan por meses o años para enfatizar que la situación es diferente ahora.

when do we use the "used to"?

We also use ‘Used to’ …for things that were true but are not true anymore

También utilizamos ‘Used to’ …para cosas que fueron verdaderas pero que ya no lo son

• I used to think Armando was serious, but I realized he's a very nice person.

l used to do something is past. There is no present form. You cannot say ‘I use to do’.

‘Used to’ has the same form in all persons, singular and plural and it is followed by infinitive.

I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY USED TO EAT SPICY FOOD

‘Used to’ tiene la misma forma en todas las personas, de singular y plural y es seguida por un infinitivo.

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

subject + used to + verb + c

I USED TO LIVE IN MEXICO (YO SOLÍA VIVIR EN MÉXICO) WE USED TO TRAVEL IN EUROPE (NOSOTROS SOLÍAMOS VIAJAR A EUROPA) SHE USED TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD (ELLA SOLÍA COMER COMIDA SALUDABLE)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

subject + didn't + use to + verb + c

I DIDN'T USE TO LIVE IN MEXICO (YO NO SOLÍA VIVIR EN MÉXICO) WE DIDN'T USE TO TRAVEL IN EUROPE (NOSOTROS NO SOLÍAMOS VIAJAR A EUROPA) SHE DIDN'T USE TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD (ELLA NO SOLÍA COMER COMIDA SALUDABLE)

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Did + subject + use to + verb + c + ?

DID I USE TO LIVE IN MEXICO? (¿YO SOLÍA VIVIR EN MÉXICO?) DID WE USE TO TRAVEL IN EUROPE? (¿NOSOTROS SOLÍAMOS VIAJAR A EUROPA?) DID SHE USE TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD? (¿ELLA SOLÍA COMER COMIDA SALUDABLE?)

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