Como usar Used to
Formação:
USED TO + verbo no infinitivo
Forma Afirmativa
Verbo: To say (dizer)
I
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used
to say
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You
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used
to say
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He
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used
to say
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She
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used
to say
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It
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used
to say
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We
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used
to say
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You
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used
to say
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They
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used to say
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Exemplo:
She used to say that.
(Ela costumava dizer isso.)
Forma Negativa
Verbo: To say (dizer)
I
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did not use to say
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You
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did not use to say
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He
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did not use to say
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She
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did not use to say
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It
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did not use to say
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We
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did not use to say
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You
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did not use to say
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They
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did not use to say
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did not ou didn't
Exemplo:
She didn't use to say that.
(Ela não costumava dizer isso.)
Forma Interrogativa
Verbo: To say (dizer)
Did
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I
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use to say?
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Did
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You
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use to say?
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Did
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He
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use to say?
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Did
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She
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use to say?
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Did
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It
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use to say?
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Did
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We
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use to say?
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Did
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You
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use to say?
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Did
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They
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use to say?
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Exemplo:
Did she use to say that?
(Ela costumava dizer isso?)
USO:
USED TO é usado para indicar:
a) Hábitos e atividades regulares do passado que não ocorrem mais:
Exemplos:
He used to tell me stories when I was a child.
(Ele costumava me contar histórias quando eu era criança.)
She used to play cards.
(Ela costumava jogar cartas.)
b) Situações no passado que não existem mais:
He used to have a cat.
(Ele tinha um gato.)
I used to live in Rio.
(Eu morava no Rio.)
OBSERVAÇÃO:
Used to é sempre usado para expressar o passado. Não há uma forma para o
presente desta estrutura.