used To translate used to + verb, use the imperfect tense of the verb in Italian: he used to live in York = abitava a York. - To stress that something was done repeatedly, you can use the verb solere (which is, however, uncommon) or the expressions essere solito, avere l'abitudine di: she used to go out for a walk in the afternoon = soleva/era solita/aveva l'abitudine di uscire a fare una passeggiata di pomeriggio. - To emphasize a contrast between past and present, you can use un tempo or una volta: I used to love sport = amavo lo sport un tempo. - For more examples and particular usages, see this entry.:
These hands-on teaching workshops had a variety of test equipment used to repair televisions and radios, including oscilloscopes, voltmeters and signal generators.