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Used to
1. Which of these did/didnt you use to do when you were eight years old?
3. Read the text again and guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
Affirmative
Negative
I
You
He
She used to
He
wear glasses.
It
We
You
They
I
You
He
She didnt use to
He
wear glasses.
It
We
You
They
Use used to / didnt use to + infinitive for things that happened repeatedly or
over a long period of time in the past, but are usually not true now.
She used to play with her dolls when she was six.
Now
have short hair
wear formal clothes
wear contact lenses
be slim
live in Toronto
Then
have long hair
wear casual clothes
wear glasses
be a bit overweight
live in Woodstock
a
b
c
d
e
6. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple and the correct form of
used to.
1. That shop used to be (be) a clothes shop, but now it sells (sell) CDs.
2. You __________ (be) my friend, but now you only __________ (say) horrible
things about me!
3. We __________ (live) in a small flat in the city, but we __________ (not live)
there anymore.
4. His father __________ (not smoke) anymore, but when he was younger he
__________ (smoke) sixty cigarettes a day!
5. My favourite player __________ (not be) very good now, but he __________
(be) the best in the country.
6. I __________ (not listen) to reggae when I was younger, but now I __________
(love) it!
7. A: __________ (you/like) eggs when you were a child?
B: No, but now I __________ (love) them.
8. A: __________ (your father/play) football when he was younger?
B: Yes, he did but he __________ (be) too old now!