In this sentence: “He used to live in Paris”… What part of speech is “used to”?

We are learning English Grammar in school. In this sentence: He used to live in Paris…. what part of speech is “used to”? Auxillary verb?

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A few days ago

ihrobin

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“Used to” is a modal auxiliary. When used after a “verb to be”, it means simple present tense in “habit” sense. When used directly after the subject, it means simple past tense in “habit” sense. The standard structure for using “used to” is as follows:

Subject + verb to be + used to + main verb in “ing” form

e.g. He is used to swimming in the pool.

Subject + used to + main verb in simple form

e.g. He used to swim in the pool.

Hope it helps.

A few days ago

Gary B

It’s a modal helping verb. Helping because it does not represent the main action going on, it just helps it; and much like avoir in French or haber in Spanish, the verb “use” can be used either as a helping verb or a main verb.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-what_classification-helping.htm

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In this sentence: “He used to live in Paris”… What part of speech is “used to”?

In this sentence: “He used to live in Paris”… What part of speech is “used to”?

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