used to be vs. was

[stewartleung]

Ernest is not my friend now.

He was my friend.
or
He used to be my friend.
??
Which is better??
Thankyou

 

[DZuser]

hi ,
We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens. I guess my answer would be : he used to be my friend .is more appropriate .

 

[stewartleung]

hi ,
We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens. I guess my answer would be : he used to be my friend .is more appropriate .

Thanks so much for your reply