没有use to be, 只有used to be, 翻译为“过去常常是……“,这里的be并不是固定搭配,used to就表示”过去常常“,一般的固定搭配为used to do sth.
例句:1丶I used to play soccer in the afternoon.
2丶I used to get up early to finish my homework.
拓展知识
1丶be used to do sth 被用来做某事
例句:Books are used to improve our knowledge.
2丶be used to doing sth 习惯于做某事
例句;She is used to running at dawn.
3丶used to + do:"过去常常"表示过去习惯性的动作或状态,但如今已不存在.
Mother used not to be so forgetful.