How to use the expression ‘used to’ in English
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I’m Paula.
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Yay.
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As you know,
I am from Argentina.
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And like in many countries,
things have changed a lot
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here since the COVID-19
pandemic started.
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So, in this video, we’re going
to say the expression,
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used to, to talk about
repeated actions in
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the past which don’t happen now.
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Has your life changed since
the pandemic started?
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Well, you’re not the only one.
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We’re right here in the streets
in order to ask people how
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their lives have changed
because of the pandemic.
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Now, come with me.
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Hello, this is Paula from Learn
English with Cambridge News.
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May I ask you a question?
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Have your habits changed
because of Coronavirus?
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Yes, absolutely.
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I used to go to
concerts and I miss that.
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I love you.
I love you.
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Sure, I used to shop in-store,
not online.
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Yes, yes, they have.
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I didn’t use to wear
this mask all the time.
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Yes.
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I didn’t use to stay in
pyjamas the whole day.
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In affirmative sentences,
the structure is subject,
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used to, infinitive verb.
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I used to go to concerts.
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In negative sentences,
the structure is subject,
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didn’t use to, infinitive verb.
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I didn’t use to stay in pyjamas.
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What about you?
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Did you use to travel?
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Yes, I did.
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I used to do that,
and I really,
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really miss it.
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Did you use to make video
calls with your friends?
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No, I didn’t.
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I didn’t even know how
to use the computer.
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What did you use to
do with your friends?
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I used to meet them at a bar,
like, every Friday.
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Interrogative sentences can
have a short answer where the
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structure is did, subject,
use to, infinitive verb.
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Did you use to make video calls?
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Yes, I did.
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No, I didn’t.
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Or they can have a long
answer where the structure is
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question word, did, subject,
use to, infinitive verb.
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What did you use to
do with your friends?
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I used to meet them at a bar.
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What about you?
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Have your habits changed
since the pandemic started?
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What did you use to do?
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Please, leave us
a comment below.
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