Used to — Langue Anglaise 3AM

Résumé du chapitre « Used to » en Langue Anglaise, 3ème Année Moyenne, conforme au programme algérien : l'essentiel de chaque cours, des questions pour vérifier ta compréhension et des exercices.

Les cours du chapitre

1. Used to

   used to speaks about a past habit or a past state that does not exist any more. The contrast with today is part of its meaning.

   • The form
   • Habit or state
   • The hidden meaning

   À retenir :used to + base form expresses a past habit or state that no longer exists; it has no present form.

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2. Negative and questions

   In the negative and in the question, used to behaves like an ordinary past verb: it takes the auxiliary did, and the -d disappears.

   • The negative
   • The question
   • The frequent mistake

   À retenir :Negative: didn't use to + base form; question: Did + subject + use to + base form — the d disappears after did.

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3. Past habits

   To speak about the past there are three tools: used to, the past simple and would. They do not say exactly the same thing.

   • used to
   • The past simple
   • Comparing then and now

   À retenir :used to = a habit or a state that has stopped; the past simple = a dated action; the pattern used to … but now … compares the past and the present.

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