[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-page-en-used-to-past-habits-and-states":3,"grammar-exercises-by-page-019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9":24},{"id":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"content":7,"language":8,"level":9,"displayOrder":10,"grammarTopics":11,"createdAt":18,"updatedAt":19,"generatorCategories":20,"readyImages":22,"ogImageUrl":23},"019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9","Used to (Past Habits and States)","used-to-past-habits-and-states","We use **used to** to talk about **past habits** and **past states** that **changed** (they were true before, but they are not true now).\n\n## 1. What Does \"Used to\" Mean?\n\n**used to** shows:\n\n* past habits (things you did regularly)\n* past states (things that were true before)\n\nIt means: **before, but not now**\nExamples:\n\n* \"I used to play football.\" (Now I don’t.)\n* \"She used to live in Paris.\" (Now she doesn’t.)\n\n## 2. Used to for Past Habits\n\nWe use **used to** for actions we did regularly in the past.\n\n### Structure\n\n**Subject + used to + base verb**\n\n### Examples\n\n* \"I used to wake up early.\"\n* \"He used to play the piano.\"\n* \"They used to visit us every weekend.\"\n\n### Meaning\n\nThese were repeated actions in the past.\n\n## 3. Used to for Past States\n\nWe also use **used to** for past situations or states.\n\n### Examples\n\n* \"I used to be shy.\"\n* \"She used to have long hair.\"\n* \"We used to live in a small house.\"\n\n### Meaning\n\nThese things were true before, but not now.\n\n## 4. Negative Form\n\nTo make negatives, use **did not use to**.\n\n### Structure\n\n**Subject + did not use to + base verb**\n\n### Examples\n\n* \"I did not use to like coffee.\"\n* \"She didn’t use to eat vegetables.\"\n* \"We didn’t use to go out a lot.\"\n\n### Important\n\nAfter **did**, we use **use to** (not *used to*).\n\nYou may also see **used not to** (less common): \"I used not to like coffee.\" For this lesson, use **didn’t use to**.\n\n## 5. Questions\n\nTo make questions, use **did**.\n\n### Structure\n\n**Did + subject + use to + base verb?**\n\n### Examples\n\n* \"Did you use to play football?\"\n* \"Did she use to live here?\"\n* \"Did they use to travel a lot?\"\n\n### Short answers\n\n* \"Yes, I did.\" \u002F \"No, I didn’t.\"\n\n## 6. Used to vs Present\n\n**Pattern: I used to + verb. Now I (don’t\u002Fdoesn’t) + verb.**\n\nExample: **I used to drink coffee. Now I don’t drink coffee.**\n\n**Used to (past):** \"I used to drink coffee.\"\n\n**Now:** \"Now I don’t drink coffee.\"\n\n(Extra example: Now I drink tea instead.)\n\n## 7. Used to vs Past Simple\n\nBoth talk about the past, but the meaning is different.\n\n**Used to** = repeated habit \u002F long state in the past (no exact time). **Past simple** = a finished action at a specific time (or a finished past event).\n\n**Used to** → past habit or state (not true now)\n\n* \"I used to play tennis.\"\n\n**Past simple** → action in the past (no idea about now)\n\n* \"I played tennis yesterday.\"\n\n## 8. Easy Way to Remember\n\nThink:\n\n* Before: used to.\n* Now: different.\n\nUse **used to** to talk about past habits or states that are not true now.","en","A2",38.5,[12],{"id":13,"name":5,"level":9,"language":8,"isCompleted":14,"completionPercentage":15,"totalExercises":16,"completedExercises":15,"vocabularyLists":17},"019df7aa-5876-74b8-bfc0-c22f63c125c3",false,0,2,[],"2026-05-05T10:25:16+00:00","2026-07-14T17:37:55+00:00",[21],"grammar_exercise_questions_tenses",[],"\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fog_019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9.jpg?v=1784050675",[25,32],{"@id":26,"@type":27,"id":28,"grammarPage":29,"title":30,"instructions":31,"displayOrder":15,"isCompleted":14},"\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_exercises\u002F019e0cce-86a9-7913-abf0-5c8c66fde575","GrammarExercise","019e0cce-86a9-7913-abf0-5c8c66fde575","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9","Used to - Childhood Memories","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Think about your childhood and complete the sentences about things you used to do.",{"@id":33,"@type":27,"id":34,"grammarPage":29,"title":35,"instructions":36,"displayOrder":37,"isCompleted":14},"\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_exercises\u002F019e0cce-86aa-7814-a72a-77df82da4ad8","019e0cce-86aa-7814-a72a-77df82da4ad8","Used to - Technology and Communication","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Complete the sentences about technology and communication in the past using used to.",1]