Are there some other synomyms of 'used to'?
I want to know how many other words cab replace 'used to'. I don't use this phrase too many times in one essay.
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No. You shouldn't be using it a lot anyway. No one is interested in a list of things you used to do.
In some instance you can use "would".
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It will depend on how you are using it. eg:
"I am used to better food than this."
Or
"I used to ride a bicycle."
Another way to write these might be:
"I would normally eat better food than this."
And
"In the past I rode a bicycle."
In the first case it's a statement of a persons (or people) current situation based on the past.
In the second it's a statement about the past and there are a great many ways to write it that are more informative. So a couple of quick examples might be:
In the past
Years ago
When I was young
Until (something)
Before (something) "before the grass was green I...."
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