Ruby used to work for their company. She quit last year.

露比以前在他們的公司上班。她去年離職了。

I used to call him every day, but we don’t talk anymore. We broke up last month.

我以前每天都會打電話給他，但我們不再說話了。我們上個月分手了。

Peter used to be a soldier. He was in the army for 20 years.

彼得以前是軍人。他在軍中二十年。

I used to be 30 pounds overweight. I worked out and lost weight.

我以前過重三十磅。我運動之後就減重了。

片語：work out (健身；運動)

A: Long time no see!

B: Yes, I used to see you here very often. Do you still live on Mountain Street?

A: I used to, but I moved to a different city.

A: 好久不見！

B: 是的，我以前常看到你在這裡。你還住在Mountain Street嗎？

A: 我以前是，但我搬到不同的城市去了。

講解：Long time no see. (好久不見)，這句話由中文借用，已經是日常生活的英文，非正式的用法。

She didn't used to like swimming. Now she is a diver.

她以前不喜歡游泳。現在她是一個潛水員。

diver [ˋdaɪvɚ] n. 潛水員；跳水運動員

Wow, you went skydiving! You didn't used to be that brave.

哇，你去高空跳傘！你以前不是那麼勇敢的。

skydiving [ˋskaɪ͵daɪvɪŋ] n. 跳傘運動

She never used to cut her hair. Now she has a shaved head!

她以前都不剪頭髮。現在她理光頭。

shave [ʃev] v. 剃去毛髮；刮鬍子

講解：這是比較誇張的表達，她很少剪頭髮，不是這輩子沒有剪過頭髮，這是因為要對比她現在光頭的語氣。

I never used to eat vegetables. Now I’m a vegetarian!

我以前都不吃青菜。我現在是一個素食者。

vegetarian n. 素食者；adj. 素食的

A: Did you use to work for Amazon? Now they're really successful.

B: Yes, I worked for them for two years.

A: 你以前在亞馬遜工作嗎？ 他們現在真的很成功。

B: 是的，我為他們工作兩年。

A: Did the building use to be a hotel?

B: Yes, it was a hotel a long time ago.

A: 這棟大樓以前是一間旅館嗎？

B: 是的，它很久以前是一間旅館。

There used to be a bookstore here, but it closed last week.

這裡曾經有一家書店，但是上個星期結束營業了。

講解：there used to be 曾經有；以前有 (現在沒有了)

There used to be an apple tree in our backyard. Many years ago, a typhoon blew it over.

我們的後院曾經有一棵蘋果樹。很多年前，一個颱風把它吹倒了。

片語：blow over 吹倒

A: Didn't there used to be an apple tree here?

B: Yes, but it was blown over by a typhoon a year ago.

A: 這裡以前不是有一棵蘋果樹嗎？

B: 是的有，但它一年前被一個颱風吹倒了。

講解：there used to be 的疑問使用助動詞 did，否定疑問句時用 didn't

A: Did there used to be a convenience store here?

B: No, it was a coffee shop. They decorated it to look like a convenience store.

A: 這裡以前有一間便利商店嗎？

B: 沒有，它是一間咖啡廳。他們把它裝潢看起來像是一間便利商店。

講解：there used to be 的疑問使用助動詞 did