Modal Verb Used to

MODAL VERB USED TO

1. Động từ khuyết thiếu USED TO

– USED TO là một hình thức động từ đặc biệt. Nó có thể được xem như một động từ thường hay một động từ khuyết thiêu trong việc hình thành thể phủ định và thể nghi vấn

  • You used to live in London, usedn’t you?
  • He usedn’t to smoke as much as he does now.
  • He didn’t use to smoke as much as he does now.
  • Did you use to climb the old tree in the garden?

Ngày nay người ta có khuynh hướng dùng did và didn’t để lập thể phủ định và thể nghi vấn cho USED TO Trong nhiều trường hợp thể phủ định có thể được hình thành bằng cách sử dụng never

  • You never used to make that mistake.

– USED TO được dùng để chỉ một hành động liên tục, kéo dài lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ mà nay không còn nữa.

  • People used to think that the earth was flat.

– Với thì Quá khứ đơn người ta chỉ biết hành động đã xảy ra. Với USED TO người ta thấy được tính chất kéo dài của hành động ấy.

  • He was my classmate. (không rõ trong thời gian bao lâu)
  • He used to be my classmate. (trong một thời gian khá lâu)

 

2. Phân biệt USED TO và một số hình thức khác

a. USED TO + infinitive: hành động liên tục trong quá khứ

b. (be) USED TO + V.ing: quen với một việc gì

c.  (get) USED TO + V.ing: làm quen với một việc gì.

  • He used to work six days a week. (Now he doesn’t)
  • It took my brother two weeks to get used to working at night. Now he’s used to it.

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#1. He _____ speak three languages fluently.

#2. We ___ to travel a lot in our twenties.

#3. He ___ be a vegetarian when he was young.

#4. We ___ have a big garden at our old house.

#5. You _____ bring your own lunch to work if you want.

#6. She _____ wear a helmet while riding her bike.

#7. She _____ cook a delicious meal when she was younger.

#8. They ___ to spend hours playing board games.

#9. ___ she wear glasses as a child?

#10. ___ you swim in the river as a child?

#11. He _____ have a valid ID to enter the building.

#12. We _____ visit the museum tomorrow if we have time.

#13. Students _____ study for their final exams.

#14. They ___ to go fishing every weekend.

#15. She _____ join us for dinner if she's available.

#16. _____ I use your phone for a quick call?

#17. _____ I go to the bathroom, please?

#18. _____ you help me with this heavy box?

#19. We _____ arrive at the airport two hours before the flight.

#20. I ___ to love horror movies, but not anymore.

#21. We ___ to have picnics in the park.

#22. ___ she play soccer in high school?

#23. ___ you ride your bike to school back then?

#24. She ___ to live in New York City.

#25. She ___ play the piano when she was young.

#26. I ___ to collect stamps when I was young.

#27. He ___ smoke, but he quit last year.

#28. He ___ to study French in school.

#29. You _____ submit your assignment by the deadline

#30. They ___ go camping every summer.

#31. She ___ to visit her grandparents every summer.

#32. ___ you have a part-time job in college?

#33. They _____ take a taxi to the party if they don't want to drive

#34. He ___ to be afraid of the dark.

#35. They _____ have forgotten the meeting time.

#36. ___ he have a pet dog when he was a kid?

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