Spoken English

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° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž’ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°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.”

"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ‡āĻŸ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻœāĻ—āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻāĻ•āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ§ā§‚āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§ˆāĻ•āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•āĻĻāĻ˛ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻœāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ ā§Ŧ āĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ•āĻ°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§āĻĻāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ ‘āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ‡’ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āĻ°āĻ‡ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ¤āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻ•āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°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.”

"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§‹āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ— āĻ–ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤"

You can also add the word 'don't' to suggest that someone is not required to do 
something.
āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡
āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§

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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§‹āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ— āĻ–ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤"