'Used to'

George thought he was witnessing a crime and Phil thought a town in India was quiet until he came across an exciting festival. Neil and Pippa, and our grammar guru, Georgie teach you to use 'seem', 'it was as if' and 'it was as though' when you see something happening and you're ... Show More

Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions sound more polite. Listen to Neil and Becca make suggestions for a new programme, and Phil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie walk you th ... Show More

Learn about adjective order and adjective phrases. An old, black guitar or a black, old guitar? Believe it or not, one sounds much more natural. We have some general rules about adjective order in a sentence. Learn about it with grammar guru Georgie and presenters Phil and Pippa. ... Show More

I used to drink a lot of coffee all day, but these days, I tend to just have a cup or two in the morning, so I’m drinking less coffee. Sure, it was hard to get used to, but now that I’m used to it, it’s all good!Today, we’re check out something that looks simple… but I’ve seen it ... Show More

My old good days 

Find ways to remember what life looked like in the pastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Sofia and André talk about everything they did yesterday with their friends. Notice how different forms of the past tense are used throughout the dialogue. 

Actively recall happy memoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We look at which past tense to use to talk about things we used to do in the past. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet. 

A man talks about what he did yesterday and today. Notice how different forms of the past tense are used throughout the story. 

How to use this phrase and pronunciation 

How long have you... how often do you... what did you used to do?