used

/juːst/ (bre, ipa) · /juːst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈyüzd in the phrase "used to" usually ˈyüs(t)/ (ame, mw)

used — verb

  • usedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • useds3rd person singular
  • usedding-ing form
  • useddedpast simple

1. a way of describing regular past actions or past states that have stopped or cha

1.動詞A2
釋義

a way of describing regular past actions or past states that have stopped or changed, pointing out that things are different at the present time.

例句

Joaquín used to walk to school every morning when he was a child.

used to + base verb for past routine

The old cinema on Main Street used to show black-and-white films.

同義詞
  • would

    Can describe repeated past actions but not past states; 'I used to live in London' but not 'I would live in London'.

  • was accustomed to

    More formal and emphasizes familiarity rather than mere habit.

文法句型

used to + base verb

didn't use to + base verb

used not to + base verb

Did + subject + use to + base verb?

用法筆記

This sense is only used in the past tense. Do not confuse with the adjective sense 'be used to' (to be familiar with something), which takes a noun or -ing form instead of a base verb.

常見錯誤

❌I am used to go swimming every summer.
✅I used to go swimming every summer.
💡For past habits, use 'used to' without 'am/are/is'; the verb sense does not take 'be' before it.
❌I use to play the guitar when I was young.
✅I used to play the guitar when I was young.
💡The past-habit meaning always uses 'used' (with -d), not the present-tense 'use'.

used — adjective