Used to:ធ្លាប់

a. Form: ទម្រង់

used to + infinitive

Positive: ប្រយោគស្រប

I You We They He She It	used to	go to school.

Negative: ប្រយោគបដិសេធ

I You We They He She It

(didn’t /did not) use to

go to school.

Question: ប្រយោគសំណួរ

Did (Didn’t /Did not)

I you we they he she it

use to go to school?

Note:

There is no Present Tense form of this structure (I used to go). Do not confuse it with I am used to going..., which means I am accustomed to going... . មិនមែនជា សំណង់ទម្រង់បច្ចុប្បន្នកាលទេ(ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ទៅ)។​ កុំច្រឡំវាជាមួយនឹង ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ទៅ... ដែលមានន័យថា ខ្ញុំ(ធ្លាប់/ស៊ាំ)ទៅ…។(ត្រង់នេះ ាមានន័យថា ជាទម្លាប់ទៅវិញ) .means his structure (I វាមានន័យថា ជាទម្លាប់ទៅវិញ)

b. Use:ប្រើ

To talk about the Past habits and to suggest that the situation is now different. ដើម្បីនិយាយអំពីទម្លាប់អតីតកាល​ ហើយបង្ហាញឲ្យឃើញថា​ ស្ថានភាពឥឡូវនេះគឺខុសពីគ្នា។

When I was younger, my mother used to give me and my sisters a lot of broccoli to eat. Now I love broccoli but I didn’t use to. Did you use to like green vegetables?

កាលខ្ញុំនៅក្មេងជាងនេះ,ម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់បានឲ្យខាត់ណាច្រើនៗដល់ខ្ញុំនិងបងប្អូនស្រីខ្ញុំញ៉ាំ។​ ឥឡួវនេះខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់(ចូលចិត្ត)​ ខាត់ណា ខ្ញុំ​មិនបានធ្លាប់ ស្រឡាញ់(ចូលចិត្ត)​ នោះទេ។ តើអ្នកធ្លាប់បានចូលចិត្តបន្លែបៃតងឬអត់?

Exercise 4

Fill in the gaps:

1. I .....................................go to the beach every day. (a. use to; b.uses to; c.used to; d.use)

2. I didn’t ......................................play tennis. (a. use to; b.uses to; c.used to; d.use)

3. Susan .......................................drink milk when she was young. (a.didn’t use to; b.use to; c.has; d.was)

4. I didn’t ..........................................watch television. (a. use to; b.uses to; c.used to; d.use)

5. What...................................... you use to wear at school? (a. did; b.do; c.are; d.have)

6. Did they .........................................go to the cinema? (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

7. People ......................................... travel on horses. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

8. Ted used to ....................................my best friend, but he lives in Canada now. (a. is; b.be; c.are; d.being)

9. We.................................................. play marbles. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

10. She ...............................cook for me, but now my wife cooks at home. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

11. I.................................................start work at 9 o'clock. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

12. We didn’t ..................................................swim in the river. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)

13. Pele ................................. play football in Brazil. (a. use to; b.used; c.used to; d.use)