Grandad: Have you seen this photo of me when I was your age?
James: No. I haven't. Let me see. Wow! You used to have great hair!
Grandad: I know, I used to spend ages getting it just right. It's much quicker now.
James: Your clothes look cool too. Did you use to spend a lot of money on them?
Grandad: I didn't use to have much money. My mother made some of them. And l used to share clothes with my brother.
James: I used to do that too. But he doesn't let me borrow them now!
- Câu ví dụ khẳng định với “used to”:
You used to have great hair!
(Ông đã từng có mái tóc tuyệt vời!)
- Câu ví dụ phủ định với “used to”:
I didn't use to have much money.
(Ông đã từng không có nhiều tiền.)
- Câu ví dụ nghi vấn với “used to”:
Did you use to spend a lot of money on them?
(Ông đã từng chi tiêu rất nhiều tiền cho chúng đúng không?)