2 Used to
a Used to expresses a past habit or state.
I used to come here when I was a child.
Before we had television, people used to make their own entertainment.
I used to have a bicycle, but I sold it.
The meaning is similar to would for past habits, but used to is more common in informal English. I used to come here means that at one period I came here regularly, but then I stopped.
There is no present-tense form.
NOT -I use to come here now.
b Used is normally an ordinary verb. We use the auxiliary did in negatives and questions.
There didn't use to be/never used to be so much crime.
What kind of books did you use to read as a child?
NOTE
Used as an auxiliary is rather old-fashioned and formal.
There used not to be so much crime. What kind of books used you to read?
c Compare these sentences.
We used to live in the country. But then we moved to London.
We're used to life/We're used to living in the country now. But at first it was quite a shock, after London.
In the second example are used to means 'are accustomed to'. Topic and publisher:
Reasons of selecting the material :
Knowledge I have gained from this material :
Problem of me learning and solution :