used to
Third Person
uses to
Past Tense
used to
Past Participle
used to
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used to say that something happened frequently or constantly in the past but not anymore
- I used to play soccer every weekend when I was younger.
- They used to live in the city before they moved to the countryside.
- She used to be a vegetarian, but now she eats meat occasionally.
- He used to smoke, but he quit five years ago.
- We used to go on family vacations to the beach every summer.
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