used to

• Construção verbal usada para indicar um hábito no passado, uma ação repetida ou um estado que não existe mais no presente; também indica familiaridade ou costume com algo no passado.

A semi-modal verb phrase used to indicate a past habit, repeated action, or state that no longer exists in the present.

1. Past habit or stateA2formal

   Indicates an action or situation that happened regularly or existed in the past but no longer does.

   Costumava (fazer algo)

   • I used to play the piano when I was a child.
   • She used to live in New York before moving to London.
   • We used to go camping every summer.

2. Accustomed toB1formal

   Familiar with something because you have experienced it many times.

   Costumado

   • I am used to waking up early for work.
   • He is not used to the cold weather here.
   • She quickly got used to her new school.