यसको प्रयोग विगतमा हुने गरेको तर अहिले नहुने गरेको अथवा विगतमा हुने नगरेको र अहिले हुने गरेको कुरा जनाउन गरिन्छ । यसको अर्थ गर्थेँ वा गर्दिनथें हुन्छ । तपाईंले गर्थें भन्नु भयो भने अहिले गर्नुहुन्न भन्ने अर्थ लाग्छ । त्यस्तै, गर्दिनथें भन्नुभयो भने अहिले गर्नु हुन्छ भन्ने अर्थ लाग्छ ।
I used to smoke. (अहिले गर्दिन)
She did not use to like me. (अहिले मन पराउँछिन्)
| S+ used to+ v1+ obj | गर्थें |
| S+ did not use to v1+ obj | गर्दिनथें |
| Did + s+ use to v1+ obj? | गर्थैं ? |
| Wh+ did+ s+ use to+ v1+ obj? | किन गर्थें ? |
| Examples | |
| When I was a child, I used to like the smell of petrol. | |
| She used to work at a bookstore. | |
| Santosh used to read novels a lot. | |
| Her manners used to be very cross. | |
| We used to live in the same street as them. So we often used to see each other. | |
| I also used to be a college student. | |
| Narayan used to play the guitar. | |
| What did you use to do when you are lonely? | |
| He used to work in finance, but now he runs his own business. | |
| We used to go camping every summer, but now we prefer beach vacations. | |
| The children used to take the bus to school, but now they walk. | |
| He didn’t use to be organized, but now he plans his day down to the minute. | |
| We didn’t use to travel abroad often, but now we make it a priority to visit new places. | |
| The children didn’t use to play video games, but now they are hooked on them. | |
| Did he use to work as a teacher? | |
| Did you use to play soccer every weekend? | |
| Did the children use to have a pet dog? | |
| What does he use to study in college? | |
| When do you use to go on vacation? | |
| Why do the children use to take piano lessons? |
Translate the following into English:
- उनी स्कुलपछि हरेक दिन गितार बजाउथें ।
- उनी पहिले मासु खान्थिन् तर अहिले शाकाहारी हुन् ।
- उनीहरु पहिले न्यूयोर्कमा बस्थे तर अहिले लण्डनमा बस्छन् ।
- मलाई कफी मन पर्दैन थियो, तर अब म कफीबिना आफ्नो दिन सुरु गर्न सक्दिन।
- उनी नियमित व्यायाम गर्दिनथिइन्, तर अहिले उनी हरेक दिन जिम जान्छिन् ।
- उनीहरु स्वस्थकर खाना खाँदैनथे तर अहिले उनीहरु आफूले खाने कुरामा धेरै सचेत छन् । (watch what they eat)
- तपाईं पियानो बजाउनुहुन्थ्यो?
- उनको लामो कपाल थियो?
- तिनीहरू गाउँमा बस्ने गर्थे?
- तपाईं आफ्नो खाली समयमा के गर्नु हुन्थ्यो?
- उनी रिटायर हुनुअघि कहाँ काम गर्थिन्?
- उनीहरू आफ्ना हजुरबा हजुरआमालाई भेट्न कत्तिको जान्थे?
Complete the following sentences using “used to”:
- I __________ (exercise) every morning before work.
- She __________ [hang out] with her friends every weekend.
- What __________ you __________ [do]?
- Where __________ she __________ [work]?
- When __________ they __________ [travel]?
- They __________ [fly to] to different countries every year.
- He __________ [work] for a big corporation before he started his own company.
- He __________ [not paint], but now it’s a hobby.
- We __________ [not camp], but now we do it every chance we get.
- The children __________ [ not skateboard], but now they love it.
- We __________ [live] in a small apartment, but now we have a house.
- The children __________ [mess around] at a local park
- I __________ [like gardening], but now I enjoy it.
- __________ you__________ [play a musical instrument]?
- __________ she __________ [have] a ponytail?
- __________ they __________ [go]? to the movies
- __________ he __________ [cook]?
- __________ villagers __________ [attend concerts]?
- __________ the sheperds __________ [swim]?
- She __________ [not dance] so well.
- How often __________ he__________ [jog]?
- Why __________ we __________ [take a walk in the park]?
- What __________ the children__________ [do after school]?
- They __________ [not bike], but now they do it every day.
