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used to

1.used to表示过去的习惯或过去某时期的状况，但现在已不存在。

He used to drink tea but now he drinks coffee.

他过去总是喝茶但现在他喝咖啡了。(强调现在不喝茶了)

I know where there used to be a river here.

我知道这儿以前哪里有条河。(现在没有河了)

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

我小时候不喜欢吃西红柿。

He is not what he used to be.

他已不是原来的他了。

Where did you use to live before you came here

来此之前你住在什么地方?

2.would和used to的用法区别。

①used to表示过去与现在或过去某时与后来的情况有不同，强调“现已无此习惯了”，而would只表示过去的情况，与现在无关。

When he was young, he would smoke a lot.

他年轻时总是吸许多烟。(不含有和现在比较，现在他也许还在抽，也许不抽了。)

He used to live in the country, but now he lives in the city.他过去住在乡下，现在住在城里。

②used to可表示过去的习惯动作或状态，而would只表示过去的习惯动作。

Kate used to be very thin.

以前凯特非常瘦。

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

街道拐角处过去有座楼房，现在拆了。(不用would)

③used to可泛指过去的习惯动作或状态，而would表示过去的习惯动作时，往往要带有一个特定的时间状语。

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

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

我们过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.

每当我们在乡下，我们都在田野里玩捉迷藏。