Used to Expressing Habit vs State
Use used to for both past habits and states.
Examples
- I used to live in Rome.
Key rules
- Used to + base verb describes past habits (I used to play football)
- It also describes past states (I used to live in Rome)
- For repeated events with numbers use past simple, not used to
- It cannot be used for the present
Common mistakes
- I used to went → I used to go
- I used to visit twice → I visited twice
💡 Tip: Used to means it was true then but not now.