Used to & didn't use to

USED TO 

The expression "used to" refers to a habit that people had in the past, a longing action which is now over:

• He used to work in Madrid.
• When I was a child I used to watch television in the afternoons.

The negative form is "didn't use to":

• I didn't use to do much sport in the mornings.
• When she was a teenager, she didn't use to go out at night.

And questions take "Did ______ use to______?":

• Did you use to have long hair?
• Did your parents use to go to the cinema at the weekend?

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