When I was among the living

When I was an adolescent I used to drink a lot of blood before midnight...

Didn't your parents say anything to you?

They used to encourage me to drink milk instead...

New words Palabras nuevas to encourage: alentar instead: en su lugar, en lugar de to bite: morder nature: naturaleza to cremate: cremar among: entre 'Cuando estaba entre los mortales.'

Used to
We use USED TO + an infinitive (smoke, run etc) when we want to say that something happended regularly in the past but that it doesn't happen any more. Now that I 'mExamples dead I still bite men and drink blood...It's in I used to run 10 km a day...but now I am too old for that. my nature!
We used to play cards until midnight. 'Do you often go to the cinema?' 'No, but I used to.' This is Tom....He used to smoke 100 cigarettes a day.

Soler / s

How la you feel now Se utiliza do estructura USED TO + that you are cuando queremos d (fumar, correr)among the dead? regularmente en el pasado pero qu
Ejemplos

Sola correr 10 kilmetros por da...pero a eso.

Solamos jugar a have definitely las cartas hast Este es Toms....Sola fumar cien

They should

-Vascremated you! -No, per al cine seguido?

TOM or what is left of him....(Toms o lo que queda de el)

You always use used to in the past. This structure does not exist in the present.You cannot say I use to do. If you want to express the same idea you have to use the present simple instead ( I do).

Siempre su utiliza el used to en pasado. Esta estructura no existe en el presente o en el futuro....No puedes decir suelo hacer (al menos no en ingls).Si deseas expresar la misma idea en presente utiliza el presente con do o does.

He used to live in Canada He lives in Canada. There used to be a tower there... There is a tower in the center of the town.

Sola vivir en Canad Vive en Canad.

Sola haber una torre Hay una torre en el centro d

USED To is often used for past situations that no longer exist....

He used to live in Canada but now he lives in Argentina Linda used to wear long hair, but now she has cut it.

A menudo se utiliza USED TO para situaciones pasadas que ya no existen ms.

Sola vivir en Canad pero ahora vi

Linda sola usar el pelo largo, pero ah

STRUCTURE of used to We use used to + the infinitive without to.

ESTRUCTURA de u

Se utiliza el 'used to' + el inf Sujeto (yo) (T) (l)

Subject I You He /She /It

used to used to used to used to

infinitive without to work harder study more eat less

soler sola solas sola

We /they

used to

exercise more

(nos /ellos)

solamos/ solan

NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

ORACIONES NEGATIVAS:

Subject I He /She/It We They

didn't use to didn't use to didn't use to didn't use to didn't use to

bare infinitive watch so much tv drink alcohol eat so much play with the food

Sujeto (yo) (el) (ella) (nos) (ellos)

+
no no no no sola

QUESTIONS: Some examples of USED TO in questions:

PREGUNTAS: Algunos ejemplos de preguntas con 'USED TO':

Did you use to eat so much at ten? Did he use to plat the piano or the guitar? What sports did he use to practice? Where do you use to go after school?

-Solas comer tanto cuando te -Sola tocar el piano o la Que deportes sola pra Donde solas ir despus de

Now it is time for activities! Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb...Choose from the list in the box:
Use: run, be (2), go (2), get, live, spend, cry, have (2), like.

Ahora es tiempo de a los espacios en blan apropiado...Elige de la lista

Scorer Right

Scorer Wrong

Now we are no longer friends...But he used to

my best friend...

They have now moved to Australia, but they used to When I was a baby I used to

in this town.

a lot. My parents once told me that they could not sleep at all at night.

Now Norman has a car, but he used to

a motor-bike.

Now there is only one cinema in the village but there used to I hate chocolate now...But when I was a child I used to I work hard until midnight...but I used to

four. it al lot.

to bed early.

When I didn't have time to go the the gym I used to Paul never used to

three miles.

drunk....But now he is all day at the pub!

He doesn't study hard nowadays....but he used to Max didn't use to He never used to

the best marks at school.

out much until he met Jenny.... much money....But now he is a millionaire and he can't stop buying expensive things.