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In this video we're going to talk about used to and didn't used to.

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We use used to to talk about something that was true or happened in the past and doesn't

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happen anymore.

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This is the Smith family.

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The Smith family used to live in Camden High Street.

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They've moved house and now they live in Abbey Road.

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they don't live in Camden High Street anymore. This is Sam. Sam used to smoke. He doesn't look

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very healthy, does he? Sam has given up smoking. Now he doesn't smoke anymore. We use didn't used

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to to talk about something that wasn't true or didn't happen in the past and now does happen.

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He didn't use to speak English, but he studied a lot and he learnt and he practised and now he does speak English.

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And he looks quite hungry, doesn't he?

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To ask a question, we say, did you use to...

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For example, did you use to live in Vidalba?

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Yes, I did.

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Or no, I didn't.

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Did you use to work in Madrid?

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No, we didn't.