B1 GRAMMAR · PRACTICAL GUIDE

Used to

Describe a past habit or state that is no longer true.

Artık geçerli olmayan geçmiş alışkanlık veya durumları anlatır.

STRUCTUREsubject + used to + base verb
BEST FOR · contrasting past and present

See the pattern in use

POSITIVE
I used to work night shifts.Eskiden gece vardiyasında çalışırdım.
NEGATIVE
I didn’t use to drink coffee.
QUESTION
Did you use to live in London?

Common learner mistake

I use to live there.I used to live there.

Read the structure again, then say the corrected sentence aloud as one complete phrase.

TURN THE RULE INTO A SKILL

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