past tense

[tayyabazaidi]

Hello
Kindly explain the form and funtion of the phrasal Verb "used to".Thanks

[Teia]

Originally Posted by tayyabazaidi

Hello
Kindly explain the form and funtion of the phrasal Verb "used to".Thanks

Hi

Used to is a modal verb expressing habit. Used to is a simple past form only. It is used to talk about repeated events and actions in the past:

My father used to walk three kilometers each morning.
He used to be a baker.

We use the auxiliary did to form interrogative and negative sentences:

Did you use to smoke?
I didn`t use to smoke.

He used to smoke, didn`t he? [ question tag]
He didn`t use to smoke, did he? [ question tag]

[tayyabazaidi]

Teia thanks a lot for the explanation.