English Grammar: Used To, Be Used To, Get used To

The important thing to remember about the “used to + infinitive” form is that we ONLY use it to talk about the past, namely past habits and states.

These were things that we did regularly in the past, but NO LONGER do in the present. If you still do something in the present, this form CAN’T be used.

When I was a child, I used to play outside in the street (I don’t do this anymore in the present).

She used to smoke (she doesn’t smoke in the present).

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