Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable verb:
A: Does your father smoke?
B: He __________ but not any more.

• A. Used to
• B. Was able to
• C. Got used to
• D. Was used to

Answer 1

The correct option is A Used to

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.

An auxiliary verb is a verb which gives is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Option A is correct as we are talking about a habit (smoking).

The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here.

The correct answer is A) used to