USED TO

Before doing these exercises revise grammar material – N. A. Bonk, Unit 3: p. 86-87.

1. Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t used to.

e.g. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed. …I used to be rich… .

1. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.

2. I seem to have lost interest in my work.

3. My sister can’t borrow my jeans any more, she’s put on so much weight.

4. I don’t mind air travel now so that I can afford First Class.

5. My brother had his hair cut short when he left college.

6. I gave up smoking five years ago.

7. My parents lived in the USA when I was a child.

8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.

9. Since we’ve lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.

2. Make up sentences with the prompts and used to or didn’t used to about life in the USA.

One hundred years ago in the USA ...

... the average life expectancy was 47. e.g. (people/die earlier): People used to die earlier.

1. … only 14 % of the homes had a bathtub. (houses/have baths)

2. … the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. (cars/go so fast)

3. … the average wage was $0.22 per hour. (workers/earn a lot less)

4. …more than 95 % of all births happened at home. (women/have babies/in hospital)

5. … only 6 % of all Americans were high school graduates. (most teenagers/go/high school)

6. … marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available in shops. (be legal/buy addictive drugs)

7. … there were only about 230 reported murders in the entire USA. (be/much less crime)

3. Complete the dialogue with the verbs from the box and used to or didn’t used to.

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A: Darling, do you love me?

B: Yes, of course I do.

A: Do you? I think you …used to love… me, but I’m not sure that you do now.

B: Why not?

A: You …1… me more attention.

B: I still do.

A: No, you don’t. You …2… me and give me presents.

B: Don’t be ridiculous.

A: You …3… so much football. You …4… out with me.

B: What are you talking about? I haven’t changed.

A: Yes, you have. You never …5… angry like you now.

B: I’m not angry. In any case, you …6… football.

A: No, I didn’t really. I just pretended I did.

B: Did you?

A: Yes, I did.

B: Things are different now. You didn’t have the children and I …7… so hard.

A: That’s another thing. You …8… more with the housework. Nowadays you don’t do anything.

4. Complete the sentences with used to + the verb in brackets in positive, negative or question form.

What things (be) …used to be… different in the past? For a start, all the countries (form) …1… one large land mass. Obviously, there (be) …2… cities and buildings, and forest covered a third of the Earth. The climate was different, and animals such as the hippopotamus and rhinoceros (exist) …3… in northern Europe. Many mountains in Europe (be) …4… active volcanoes. Early people (live)…5… in complex societies, but in small groups in places where they could find food. What (eat)…6…? They (eat) …8… whatever they could find. Early people (stay) …9… in the same place, but (travel) …10… long distances, following the animals they needed for food.

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