We use the phrase used to in the sense of formerly to indicate something that happened in the past but no longer does. While in centuries past there was a corresponding present tense form, use to, we now use this construction only in the past tense.
Example
The grocery store used to be in the heart of market.Ayesha used to work out every morning, but she has been too busy to keep up with it.
My father used to take tea.
The only time you should write use to instead of used to with this meaning of the phrase is when it is paired with did or didn’t. The reason is that did or didn’t will have assumed the obligation of reflecting the past tense.
Did your father use to take tea?My father didn’t use to take tea after meals.
Examples of Sentences
| When we were kids, we used to go to school by foot | جب ہم نچے تھے تو ہم پیدل سکول جایا کرتے تھے |
| We used to steal different things | ہم مختلف چیزیں چوری کیا کرتے تھے |
| Grandfather used to tell us interesting stories | دادا جان ہمیں مزے دار کہانیاں سنایا کرتے تھے |
| Naughty children used to be punished | شرارتی بچوں کو سزا دی جایا کرتی تھی |
| Zahid used to go to Iran every month | زاہد ہر ماہ ایران جایا کرتا تھا |
| We used to lend them money | ہم انہیں پیسے ادھار دیا کرتے تھے |
| My uncle used to help the poor | میرے چچا غریبوں کی مدد کیا کرتے تھے |
| We used to go to mosque to offer prayer | ہم مسجد میں نماز پڑھنے جایا کرتے تھے |
| They used no to conspire against us | وہ ہمارے خلاف سازش نہیں کیا کرتے تھے |
| They used to tend cattle daily | وہ ہر روش مویشی چرایا کرتے تھے |
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