5. NOW
Past Future
used to
have baby
teeth
She used to have baby teeth when she was a child.
6. Grammar Notes:
• used to + base form of the verb
–Repeated past activities
–Situations that are no longer true
• used to always refers to the past
–There is no present or future form
7. • Negatives and Questions
–use to comes after did in negative statements and
questions
– Crystal never used to eat cake. (common)
– Crystal didn’t use to eat cake.(less common)
– Did Crystal eat cake? (common)
– Did Crystal use to eat cake? (less common)
8. When I was a kid, I
would spill food every
time I ate. NOW
When I was a kid, I used to spill Past Future
food every time I ate.
9. Grammar Notes:
• would + base form of the verb
– Repeated past activities (habits) that no longer
happen in the present
– DO NOT use would + base form to talk about past
situations
• NOT: She would have baby teeth.
NOW
Past Future
10. Write 3 sentences about how your life used to
be different from the way it is now.
Example:
I used to play basketball when I was younger.
I would go to practice every day after school.
I never used to have much free time because I
would have to do my homework after
practice.
