used to
used to means “used to: a past habit or state that is no longer true”. Used to + base verb talks about something that was true or happened regularly in the past but does not now: I used to play tennis every weekend (but I stopped). Formation: used to + base verb · negative: didn't use to + V
used to: a past habit or state that is no longer true
B1Formation
used to + base verb · negative: didn't use to + V
Explanation
Used to + base verb talks about something that was true or happened regularly in the past but does not now: I used to play tennis every weekend (but I stopped). It also works for past states: There used to be a park here. The negative is didn't use to (used drops the -d after did): It didn't use to be so expensive. Questions use did ... use to: Did you use to live here?
Examples
Note
Don't confuse used to + base verb (a past habit) with be used to + V-ing (be accustomed to): I'm used to getting up early means it feels normal now.
FAQ
used to — what does it mean and how is it used?
used to: a past habit or state that is no longer true. Used to + base verb talks about something that was true or happened regularly in the past but does not now: I used to play tennis every weekend (but I stopped). It also works for past states: There used to be a park here. The negative is didn't use to (used drops the -d after did): It didn't use to be so expensive. Questions use did ... use to: Did you use to live here?
used to — how do you form it?
used to + base verb · negative: didn't use to + V
used to — any usage notes?
Don't confuse used to + base verb (a past habit) with be used to + V-ing (be accustomed to): I'm used to getting up early means it feels normal now.