USED TO / WOULD

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PAST HABITS – USED TO / WOULD

I used to / would invite my cousins

We used to / would lie on our backs inside a cardboard box, blast off into space, spend the day exploring, be back in time for dinner.

I used to / would collect small insects.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A PAST STATE – USED TO

I used to live in Paris

I used to be very happy when I was a child.

WHEN THINGS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE OR A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF TIMES – PAST SIMPLE

I moved to America last year

I went to Italy twice on holiday.

INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE

I didn’t use to eat sweets when I was a child

He didn’t use to see his parents.

Did you use to collect stamps?

Did she use to study every day?

PRESENT HABITS

I usually go to the swimming pool in the morning

He usually wakes up at seven

GET USED TO + ING

BE USED TO + ING / BE ACCUSTOMED TO + ING

We use it to say that something is normal, not unusual.

I am used/accustomed to living on my own. I've done it for quite a long time.Hans has lived in England for over a year so he is used to driving on the left now.They've always lived in hot countries so they aren't used to the cold weather here.

We use it to talk about the process of something becoming normal for us.I didn't understand the accent when I first moved here but I quickly got used to it.I have always lived in the country but now I'm beginning to get used to living in the city.