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USED TO

ENGLISH GRAMMAR II TUTOR: ELMER JORGE GUARDADO GOMEZ Ma. T MARCH 29th, 2012

Used to menu
How use used to Used to structures Examples of the Uses "Used to"/Simple Past Active/Passive Expressions Used to/ Would Finish

How use used to

We use used to + an infinitive (smoke, run etc.) when we want to say that something happened regularly in the past but that it doesn't happen anymore Examples I used to smoke a packet a day but I stopped two years ago Ben used to travel a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn't (Claudio, 2007)

 We also use it for something that was true but no longer is.
Example She used to have really long hair but she's had it all cut off. There used to be a cinema in the town but now there isn't.(Thornbury, 1999)

 Used to do is different from 'to be used to doing' and 'to get used to doing #1 We use 'to be used to doing' to say that something is normal, not unusual Example I'm used to living on my own. I've done it for quite a long time. .(Murray, 1816)

 We use 'to get used to doing' to talk about the process of something becoming normal for us.
Example She has started working nights and is still getting used to sleeping during the day. (Torrevieja. Departamento de Ingls used to. 1, 2002, p. 369)

Used to Structures
We normally use the expression used to to talk about an action, or better, a habit in the past and finished. It stopped to exist at the present time. (Torrevieja. Departamento de Ingls used to. 1, 2002, p. 370) Grammar structure Affirmative form Negative form Interrogative form

Grammar structure
subject + ? I I Did did you not auxiliary did not main verb use used use use Infinitive to do. to do. to do?

Affirmative form
In this form expression used to is used to describe a long lasting action, a state or habit in the past. The sentence tells use indirectly that what you are talking about ceased to exit. Example Leila used to have dinner very later at night (now she no longer does). We used to live in a large house (but now we live in smaller one). (Bartles, 1983)

Negative form
In this form the d of used to is omitted because the auxiliary did does its job.
Examples: I did not use to go school by bike (but now I do). Leila did not use to wear a scarf. (but now she does). (Smalzer W. R., 1998)

Interrogative form
Like with the negative form, when we want to ask a question about to repeated action, a state, or a habit in the past, the auxiliary did take the role of the d of used to. Examples: Where did they use to live? Where did you use to spend your holiday? (Torrevieja. Departamento de Ingls used to. 1, 2002, p. 370)

Examples of the Uses

It is better not to use "used to" in questions or negative forms; however, this is sometimes done in informal spoken English. It is better to ask questions and create negative sentences using simple past

USE 1 Habit in the Past

 "Used to" expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past. It indicates that something was often repeated in the past, but it is not usually done now. Examples: Jerry used to study English. I used to start work at 9 o'clock. (Smalzer R. M., 2002)

 USE 2 Past Facts and Generalizations

"Used to" can also be used to talk about past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.

 Examples: I used to live in Paris. Sarah used to be fat, but now she is thin. George used to be the best student in class, but now Lena is the best (Smalzer R. M., 2002)

"Used to"/Simple Past

used to describe past habits, past facts and past generalizations; however, "used to" is preferred when emphasizing these forms of past repetition in positive sentences. On the other hand, when asking questions or making negative sentences, Simple Past is preferred Examples You used to play the piano. Did you play the piano when you were young? (Language Dynamics, 2006)

Active/Passive Expressions
When we express something ideas depending of the structures that we will use it denoting active or passive voice Examples: Jerry used to pay the bills. Active The bills used to be paid by Jerry. Passive. (Language Dynamics, 2006)

Used to/ Would

The expressions used to and would are often to tell about something that happened more than once in the past, as a regular occurrence . They tell about customs and rituals. Frequently, a narrative about the past will begin using used to+ the simple form of the verb them will continue with would.

EXAMPLES
Examples When I was a child, I used to visit my grandmother every day. I would have supper there, and she would help me with my homework. (Reimes, How English Work, 1998, p. 99)

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JOSE ELIZARDO TURCIOS HERNANDEZ DANIEL ESAU ORELLANA FUNES