Used to (do)
when we can use used to ?
متى نستخدم used to ؟1\
we can use used to when we had specific habit or something happened regulary in the past , but no longer happen.
يعني نستخدمها لما يكون عندنا عادة كنا نسويها بالماضي او شي متعودين نسويه بس الأن لا خلاص ما عاد نسويه
example:
I used to play tinnes a lot , but I don't play very often now .
يعني أنو أنا كنت ألعب تنس أو من عادتي ألعب تنس لكن الأن لا ألعب .
David used to spent a lot of money on clothes. These days he cann't afford it .
Do you go to the cinema much ? Not now , but I used to .
* notice:
the verb which comes after used to shuld be in the **************** form
الفعل اللي يأتي بعد used to لابد أن يكون مجرد .
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We also use used to for things that were true , but are not true any more
يعني أشياء كانت بالماضي شيء والأن تغيرت لشيء ثاني .
example :
This building is now a furniture shop . It used to be a cinema .
هذا المبنى الأن محل للأثاث . كان مكان للسينما .
used to think M ark was unfriendly , but now I realise he is a very nice person
The normal question form is did .... used to ?
example:
Did you use to eat a lot of sweets when you were a child?
The nigative form is didn't use to ...
example:
I didn't use to like him or I used not to like him
