used to + verb

used to / use to

UPDATED: MAR 2022

used to + verb
Did .... use to ... ? (Only in questions)

A condition or situation that existed in the past, but doesn't exist now.

EXAMPLES:

Bill Clinton used to be the President of the USA.
Panama used to be part of Columbia.
Did you use to work at VW? No, never.
Didn't you use to work at VW? Yeah, a couple of years back.
I am fat now. I used to be skinny

to be + use to + verb + noun or pronoun

The condition or the situation exists and you either get accustomed to it or not. It is not a new experience.

Often used with the verb "to get".

EXAMPLES:

I drink coffee now, but it took me a long time to get use to it.
I'm not use to driving in the snow; makes me nervous.
I can't get used to the new manager's way of doing business.
I'll never get used to living in Chicago in the Winter.

DICTIONARY: USED TO >

DICTIONARY: USE TO

GRAMMAR + EXERCISE >

VIDEO (would or used to) >

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