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Podcast: Food & Cooking
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📝Grammar: 5B: Past and Present Habits — used to
We use **used to** + infinitive to talk about past habits and states that are NOT true now. I **used to** hate spicy food, but now I love it. The habit is finished. The negative is **didn't use to**. Careful: use, not used! I **didn't use to** cook at home. Now I try a new recipe every week. The question form is **Did you use to**...? Again, no -d on use. **Did you use to** bake cookies when you were a child? For present habits, we use the present simple, often with **usually** or **normally**. I **usually** buy my groceries on Saturday morning. A common mistake: **used to** has no pre
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This is a B1 Intermediate (B1) English lesson from Muse English's daily series on 2026-10-04.
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