We use ‘used to’ to talk about an action/state that happened in the past but doesn’t happen in the present.
For example: I used to go to Girl Guides.
This was when I was a young teenager. Now I’m in my thirties, I don’t go anymore.
Take a look at the pictures below for some more examples.
**SPEAKING PRACTICE: Practice talking about some hobbies you did when you were younger but don’t do now.
didn’t use to + infinitive
You can easily negate the sentence by using the structure ‘didn’t use to’. This means an action/state didn’t happen in the past.
For example: I didn’t use to eat olives. Now i’m older, I absolutely love them.
Take a look at the pictures below for some more examples
**SPEAKING PRACTICE: Practice talking about some actions you didn’t do when you were younger but do now.