Check your knowledge on the use of used to in English with this 10-question multiple choice quiz. If you need a quick revision before doing the test, have a look at the grammar explanation first.
We normally use used to to refer to past habits or states.
For example:
I used to be shy when I was a teenager, but now, I’m very confident and out-going.
(Past state)
I used to exercise a lot in the past but now I’m a couch potato.
(Past habit)
You can use the structure used to to talk about past habits and states.
This is how you form it:
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
| I used to … | I did not use to… | Did I use to…? |
| You used to… | You did not use to… | Did you use to…? |
| He/She/It used to… | He/She/It did not use to… | Did he/she/it use to…? |
| We used to… | We did not use to… | Did we use to…? |
| You used to… | You did not use to… | Did you use to…? |
| They used to… | They did not use to… | Did they use to…? |
As you can see it’s like any other regular verb in the past tense. So, remember to change it from used to to use in the negative and interrogative forms!
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