used to for past habits and statesDescribing something that was regularly true in the past but is not true now.Related learning areasEnglish GrammarRelated conceptsas … as for saying things are the sameAuxiliary verbs in short answersbe going to — plans and intentionsbe going to — predictions from present evidenceChoosing between present, past, and future verb formsComparative adjectivesLeads toused to — questions and negativesQuestionsAll questions in this subjectStart learningStart free practice