used to

1.used to表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣或過(guò)去某時(shí)期的狀況，但現(xiàn)在已不存在。

He used to drink tea but now he drinks coffee.

他過(guò)去總是喝茶但現(xiàn)在他喝咖啡了。(強(qiáng)調(diào)現(xiàn)在不喝茶了)

I know where there used to be a river here.

我知道這兒以前哪里有條河。(現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有河了)

When I was a child I didn't use to like tomatoes.

我小時(shí)候不喜歡吃西紅柿。

He is not what he used to be.

他已不是原來(lái)的他了。

Where did you use to live before you came here

來(lái)此之前你住在什么地方?

2.would和used to的用法區(qū)別。

①used to表示過(guò)去與現(xiàn)在或過(guò)去某時(shí)與后來(lái)的情況有不同，強(qiáng)調(diào)“現(xiàn)已無(wú)此習(xí)慣了”，而would只表示過(guò)去的情況，與現(xiàn)在無(wú)關(guān)。

When he was young, he would smoke a lot.

他年輕時(shí)總是吸許多煙。(不含有和現(xiàn)在比較，現(xiàn)在他也許還在抽，也許不抽了。)

He used to live in the country, but now he lives in the city.他過(guò)去住在鄉(xiāng)下，現(xiàn)在住在城里。

②used to可表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)，而would只表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作。

Kate used to be very thin.

以前凱特非常瘦。

There used to be a building at the street corner, but it has been pulled down.

街道拐角處過(guò)去有座樓房，現(xiàn)在拆了。(不用would)

③used to可泛指過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)，而would表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作時(shí)，往往要帶有一個(gè)特定的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。

【誤】We would play hide-and-seek in the fields.

【正】We used to play hide-and-seek in the fields.

我們過(guò)去常在田野里玩捉迷藏。

【正】Whenever we were in the country, we would play hide-and-seek in the fields.

每當(dāng)我們?cè)卩l(xiāng)下，我們都在田野里玩捉迷藏。

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