Study the examples and choose the correct options in rules 1-4.
A. TV didn’t use to have colour pictures.
B. Life used to be more difficult.
C. Did people use to have more skills?
RULES
1. We use used to + infinitive when we talk about a habit or state in the past which is different / the same now.
2. After used to we use the base / continuous form of the verb.
3. The negative form is didn’t use to / used to.
4. The question form is Did + subject + use to / used to + verb.
A – 3 + 2 | B – 1 + 2 | C – 4 + 2 |
1. different | 2. base | 3. didn’t use to | 4. use to |
1. We use used to + infinitive when we talk about a habit or state in the past which is different now.
(Chúng ta sử dụng “used to + V nguyên thể” khi nói về một thói quen hoặc trạng thái trong quá khứ mà hiện tại đã khác.)
2. After used to we use the base form of the verb.
(Sau “used to” chúng ta sử dụng dạng cơ bản của động từ.)
3. The negative form is didn’t use to.
(Dạng phủ định là “didn’t use to”.)
4. The question form is Did + subject + use to + verb.
(Dạng câu hỏi là “Did + chủ ngữ + use to + động từ”.)