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USED TO
 Used to + infinitive :  (example :  I used to smoke)
 

 


         Affirmative
                       Negative                       Interrogative
     
I used to smoke          I didn't use to smoke            Did you use to smoke?     
  
     Used to is a modal verb expressing frequent or continuous action in the past.

     * It refers to past habits and states that do not exist today,
       something that you did regularly in the past but no longer do today.

     * It exists only in the past

                   Examples of use:   

                   - Tom used to drink coffee.  Now he prefers tea.

                   - Julie used to fly from Paris to London.  
                      Now she takes the Eurostar.

                   -  I used to drive to work.  Now I take the underground. 
 

 

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