USED TO

El verbo “use” significa “usar” o “utilizar”. Sin embargo, cuando utilizamos este verbo en el pasado simple, más la preposición “to”, como verbo modal, el significado cambia. Además, se puede utilizar “used to” como adjetivo. A continuación tienes una explicación de los diferentes usos.

Used to (Soler)

Usamos el verbo modal “used to” para indicar algo que ocurría o sucedía en el pasado de manera habitual. También, se utiliza para algo que antes era verdad pero ya no lo es. Como con los otros verbos modales, “used to” está seguido por la forma base del verbo (el infinitivo sin “to”).

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
Sujeto + “used to” + verbo…
Ejemplos:
We used to go to the beach every summer when I was young.(Cuando era joven solíamos ir a la playa cada verano.)
He used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, but he quit last year.(Solía fumar un paquete de cigarrillos al día, pero lo dejó el año pasado.)
I used to like mushrooms, but not anymore.(Antes me gustaban las setas, pero ya no.)
There used to be a great restaurant here, but it closed a few years ago.(Había un buen restaurante aquí, pero cerró hace unos años.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
Sujeto + “didn’t” + “use to” + verbo…
Ejemplos:
I didn’t use to like mushrooms, but now I do.(Antes no me gustaban las setas, pero ahora sí.)
Food didn’t use to be so expensive.(La comida no solía ser tan cara.)
We didn’t use to go away on holiday very often when I was young.(No solíamos ir de vacaciones a menudo cuando era joven.)
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Did + sujeto + “use to” + verbo…?
Ejemplos:
Didn’t he use to smoke a lot?(Él fumaba mucho antes, ¿no?)
Did you use to live here?(¿Vivías aquí antes?)
Did they use to go to the beach in the summers?(¿Solían ir a la playa durante los veranos?)
Nota: No utilizamos “used to” para acciones habituales en el presente. En vez de este verbo modal, se usa un adverbio como “usually” o “normally” por ejemplo.
Ejemplos:
We usually go to the beach every summer.(Solemos ir a la playa cada verano.)
He normally smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.(Normalmente él fuma un paquete de cigarrillos cada día.)
They usually play football on the weekends.(Suelen jugar a fútbol los fines de semana.)

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