Unit 18. Used to (do).
Unit 18; Part A
![]() Diane doesn't travel much these days. She prefers to stay at home. But she used to travel a lot. She used to go away two or three times a year. She used to travel a lot = she travelled a lot regularly in the past, but she doesn't do this any more. ![]() |
Unit 18; Part B

• I used to play tennis a lot, but I don't play very often now.
• David used to spend a lot of money on clothes. These days he can't afford it.
• 'Do you go to the cinema much?' 'Not now, but I used to.' (= I used to go)
We also use used to ... for things that were true, but are not true any more:
• This building is now a furniture shop. It used to be a cinema.
• I used to think Mark was unfriendly, but now I realise he's a very nice person.
• I've started drinking tea recently. I never used to like it before.
• Nicole used to have very long hair when she was a child.
Unit 18; Part C

Compare:
past present | he used to play he plays | we used to live we live | there used to be there is |
• We used to live in a small village, but now we live in London.
• There used to be four cinemas in the town. Now there is only one.
Unit 18; Part D

• Did you use to eat a lot of sweets when you were a child?
The negative form is didn't use to ... (used not to ... is also possible):
• I didn't use to like him. (or I used not to like him.)
Unit 18; Part E

• I used to watch TV a lot. (= I watched TV regularly in the past, but I no longer do this)
• I was watching TV when Mike called. (= I was in the middle of watching TV)
Unit 18; Part F
Do not confuse I used to do and I am used to doing (see Unit 61).The structures and meanings are different:
• I used to live alone. (= I lived alone in the past, but I no longer live alone.)
• I am used to living alone. (= I live alone, and I don't find it strange or difficult because I've been living alone for some time.)
Exercises
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