Scenerio: your boss has asked you to be in a meeting with a marketing manager from the US who is looking to understand what you typically do in the lab and see if he could potentially bring a big POS client to meet you as well as other teams from the Aimargues campus. The name of the marketing manager is Bill Goat and he will lead the meeting. Be ready to answer lots of questions about the lab and brainstorm on ideas on what would be the best things to show this client.
B. Used To
[used to + VERB]
Example:
- I used to go to the beach every day.
It is better not to use "used to" in questions or negative forms; however, this is sometimes done in informal spoken English. It is better to ask questions and create negative sentences using Simple Past.
USE 1 Habit in the Past
"Used to" expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past. It indicates that something was often repeated in the past, but it is not usually done now.
Examples:
- Jerry used to study English.
- Sam and Mary used to go to Mexico in the summer.
- I used to start work at 9 o'clock.
- Christine used to eat meat, but now she is a vegetarian.
USE 2 Past Facts and Generalizations
"Used to" can also be used to talk about past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.
Examples:
- I used to live in Paris.
- Sarah used to be fat, but now she is thin.
- George used to be the best student in class, but now Lena is the best.
- Oranges used to cost very little in Florida, but now they are quite expensive.
- Name 3 activities that you used to do when you were a kid
- Name 3 things that you used to do when you were studying at the university
- Name 3 activities that you used to do as an adult when you had more time
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