50 Examples of Sentences with "used to" in the Affirmative

used toIt is a construction in English that is used to express habitual actions or states in the past, which generally do not continue in the present. It translates as “used to”. For example: When I was a child, I used to live in a big house./ When I was a child, I used to live in a big house.

used to It can also be translated as "lived", "studied", "travelled" (depending on the verb), since it is equivalent to imperfect past tense in spanish.

Some adverbial constructions of the past tense that are used together with used toare: when I was a child(when he was a child), in the past (in the past), some years ago(some years ago).

• See also: Sentences with "used to" in English

Examples of sentences with used to in the affirmative

1. Yo used to play tennis when I was a child.
   He used to play tennis when he was a child.
2. She used to read more in the past.
   She used to read more before.
3. Yo used to cycle to school when I was a kid.
   He used to ride his bike to school when he was a boy.
4. my little brother used to watch cartoons all the time.
   My little brother used to watch cartoons all the time.
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5. I have used to like spaghetti, but not anymore.
   He used to like spaghetti, but not anymore.
6. my mother usedto I practiced yoga some years ago.
   My mom practiced yoga a few years ago.
7. They used to go to the park every day.
   They went to the park every day.
8. Yo used to have more free time in the past.
   Before, I had more free time.
9. We used to hang out all summer with my friends.
   We used to spend time together with my friends all summer.
10. Harry used to come to town more frequently.
    Harry used to come to town more frequently.
11. I have used to visit us every Saturday.
    He used to visit us every Saturday.
12. My family and I used to spend our summer vacation on the beach every year.
    My family and I used to spend summer vacations at the beach every year.
13. Yo used to have good grades at school as a kid.
    When she was a child, she had good grades in school.
14. Becky used to practice sports when she was little, but not anymore.
    Becky used to play sports when she was a kid, but not anymore.
15. This neighborhood used to be nicer in the past.
    This neighborhood used to be nicer.
16. The boy used to be more shy when he was younger.
    The boy used to be more shy when he was younger.
17. We used to spend more time together.
    We used to spend more time together.
18. My friends used to eat over more often.
    My friends used to come home more often.
19. We used to enjoy running in the park back then.
    Back then we liked to run in the park.
20. my uncle used to drive on the road at night, but not anymore.
    My uncle used to drive on the highway at night, but not anymore.
21. Tommy used to be late for school every day, but now he's punctual.
    Tommy used to be late for school every day, but now he's on time.
22. Anne used to go to bed later.
    Anne used to go to bed later.
23. My parents used to work longer hours.
    My parents used to work longer hours.
24. Yo used to love horror movies.
    I loved horror movies.
25. She used to read detective stories.
    She used to read detective novels.

1. my little sister used to have a chocolate ice cream cone every Sunday.
   My little sister ate a chocolate ice cream every Sunday.
2. Grace used to teach literature at university.
   Grace taught literature at the university.
3. Paul and I used to be friends in high school.
   Paul and I were friends in high school.
4. In the past, we used to go out every Friday evening.
   We used to go out every Friday.
5. The boys at school used to play in a rock band.
   The kids at school used to play in a rock band.
6. Yo used to be more impulsive when I was younger.
   When he was younger he was more impulsive.
7. Amy used to travel a lot in the past.
   Amy used to travel a lot.
8. Beth used to sing in a choir.
   Beth used to sing in a choir.
9. My friends used to read comics, but not anymore.
   My friends used to read comics, but not anymore.
10. Mary used to take piano lessons.
    Mary used to take piano lessons.
11. Mr Anderson used to have a fancy car.
    Mr. Anderson had a luxury car.
12. When I was a kid, I used to Play a lot of computer games.
    When he was a kid, he used to play video games a lot.
13. your father used to wear glasses.
    Your father used to wear glasses.
14. Our neighbor used to be a soccer player when he was younger.
    Our neighbor was a soccer player when he was young.
15. my grandfather used to collect stamps.
    My grandfather used to collect stamps.
16. Peter used to work in a factory.
    Peter used to work in a factory.
17. Betty used to live on the same street.
    Betty used to live on the same street.
18. The children used to go swimming every day.
    The children used to go swimming every day.
19. Yo used to watch a lot of TV before.
    I used to watch a lot of TV.
20. my cousin used to drop by more often.
    My cousin used to come to visit more often.
21. Mom used to have a 1-hour commute to the office.
    Mom previously had an hour's drive to the office.
22. We used to play hide-and-seek with my friends when we were little.
    We used to play hide and seek with my friends when we were kids.
23. my grandmother used she to have a piano but she sold it.
    My grandmother had a piano but she sold it.
24. Mark used to live in Germany.
    Mark used to live in Germany.
25. William used to work out every morning, but not anymore.
    William used to work out every morning, but not anymore.

• See also: Sentences with “used to” in the negative

Sentence structure with used to

used toIt is an invariable construction, that is, it does not change depending on the pronoun. It is always followed by infinitive.

The affirmative structure of sentences with used to is:

subject + used to + infinitive verb

Subject	used to	infinitive verb
Yo you I have She Item We They	used to	walk

For example: Joe used to visit us more often when he was little./ Joe used to visit us more often when he was little.

Careful: used toit only expresses past (not present) habits. If you want to refer to the present, you use adverbs such as usually, eitheralwaysnext to present simple. For example:I usually walk to school(And not: I use to walk to school)

Follow with:

• “Was" and "were”
• Sentences in the past perfect
• Present Perfect Sentences
• Sentences with "will" and "going to”

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