used to be
Tom solía ser presuntuoso.
Tom used to be presumptuous.
¿Comer pescado es tan saludable ahora como solía ser antes?
Is eating fish as healthy now as it used to be?
He used to be a good boy.
La chica que vive ahí solía ser encantadora.
The girl who used to live there was lovely.
— El Club de la Pelea (1999)