Used to - WouldOnline version Play around with those simple concepts. by Aleksandra Z. Baccia 1 Sentences 2 Definitions The three of us used to have terrible flights. (used to + verb) Sometimes we would go out and play (would + verb) We were used to doing them (be/get used to + -ing verb) To talk about something in the past that doesn't happen now. This could be something permanent. To mean ´to be/ get accustomed to´. To talk about a repeated action in the past which doesn´t happen now. Note that the action must be repeated and this form is normally used for narrative.