Use of “I used to”; Day: 5
“I used to”
‘Used to’ expresses something that was done in the past, and is not usually done now.
‘āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž’ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
“I used to develop websites.”
“I used to jog every day.”
“I used to paint.”
“I used to smoke.”
“I used to work from home.”
“I used to live in California.”
“I used to go to the beach every day.”
“I used to sing in a choir.”
“I used to like vegetables.”
“I used to start work at 6 o’clock.”
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ ā§Ŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
I have to + (verb)
The words ‘have to’ describe something that needs to take place soon. It expresses certainty, necessity, or obligation.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ ‘āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ’ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ¤āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
“I have to switch schools.”
“I have to use the telephone.”
“I have to go to the bathroom.”
“I have to leave.”
“I have to unpack my bags.”
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§."
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§."
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤"
You can also add the word 'don't' to suggest that someone is not required to do
something.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§
Here are some examples:
"I don't have to switch schools."
"I don't have to use the telephone."
"I don't have to go to the bathroom."
"I don't have to leave."
"I don't have to unpack my bags."
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"