used to
o‘tmishdagi odat yoki holat — «ilgari ... edi, endi yo‘q»
Qanday yasaladi
S + used to + V (yalang‘och)
used to + asosiy fe’l. Inkor va so‘roqda use to (didn’t use to). ⚠️ be used to + -ing butunlay boshqa narsa: «ko‘nikkan».
Namunalar — Examples
Families used to spend their evenings together.
Oilalar ilgari kechqurunlarini birga o‘tkazardi.
This area used to be farmland.
Bu hudud ilgari qishloq xo‘jaligi yeri edi.
Izoh — qachon ishlatiladi
Hozir va o‘tmishni qarama-qarshi qo‘yish uchun eng ixcham vosita — Speaking Part 3 va Task 2 uchun juda foydali: People used to read newspapers; now they scroll through feeds.
⚠️ Tez-tez qilinadigan xato
❌ I am used to live here → ✅ I am used to living here (ko‘nikkanman) · ❌ I used to living → ✅ I used to live (ilgari yashardim).
O‘xshash shakllar va farqi
| would (past habit) | used to = odat HAM, holat ham; would = faqat takrorlangan harakat (❌ would be farmland) |