This document provides examples of how to use the phrase "used to" in English. It indicates that something was a past habit or action that no longer occurs. The table shows examples of using "used to" in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for different subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). It demonstrates how to form sentences talking about past habits or repetitive actions with "used to".

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USED TO: 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.
AFIRMATIVAS NEGATIVAS INTERROGATIVAS
answer
I ask answer I USED TO answer- Yo respondía
answer belong DID ask I USED TO ask- Yo preguntaba
ask YOU brush belong I USED TO belong-Yo pertenecía
belong call brush I USED TO brush- Yo cepillaba
I brush HE change call I USED TO call- Yo llamaba
call change I USED TO change- Yo caminaba
YOU change SHE clap
clap I USED TO clap - Yo solía apaudir
clap clean
HE clean
IT climb I clean I USED TO clean -Yo solía limpiar
clip climb I USED TO climb
SHE climb WE comb YOU clip I USED TO clip
clip comb I USED TO comb
IT comb YOU cook HE cook I USED TO cook
cook count
WE THEY begin SHE count I USED TO count
count blow begin I USED TO begin
YOU begin break IT blow I USED TO blow
blow bring break I USED TO break
THEY break catch WE bring I USED TO bring
bring catch I USED TO catch
catch come YOU come I USED TO come
come DIDN'T cut
cut do C THEY cut
do
I USED TO cut
DID NOT dream ? I USED TO do
USED TO do
C drink . dream C I USED TO dream
dream drive drink I USED TO drink
drink . eat drive I USED TO drive
drive find eat I USED TO eat
eat USE TO fall USE TO find I USED TO find
find get fall I USED TO fall
fall give get I USED TO get
get go give I USED TO give
give hang go I USED TO go
go hear hang I USED TO hang
hang have hear I USED TO hear
hear make have I USED TO have
have hold make I USED TO make
make know hold I USED TO hold
hold leave know I USED TO know
know lend leave I USED TO leave
leave let lend I USED TO lend
lend light let I USED TO let
let lose light I USED TO light
light hit lose I USED TO lose
lose be hit I USED TO hit
hit be I USED TO be-Yo era /yo solía ser
be