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Exercises
1. Complete the following sentences using use(d) to and a suitable verb.
a) Dave
football but he doesnt anymore.
a job, but he just found one.
b) Richard
c) They never
dogs but theyve since changed their minds.
d) I now own a car but I
one.
e) How many times
to the pub every week?
in Paris?
f) Why

2. Complete the following phrases using used to,

a) She / short hair / not have
b) I / eat / Sushi
c) Why / Phil / not drive?
d) They / not dress / casually.
e) Susy / wear / heels.
f) Audrey / always / change.

3. Write sentences using use(d) to that correspond with the following phrases,
a) James now eats breakfast.
b) I stopped going to Chad for holidays.
c) Steve dont own a house anymore.
d) Julie and Roger are now happily married.
e) Now I am older I dont drink as much as when I was younger.
f) I have a lot of friends these days.

4. Choose between used to and the present simple in the following phrases,
a) I now
(live) in Madrid but I
(live) in Cluj.
b) Although I
(be) great basketball I
(not / play) anymore.
c) When I
(be) at school I
(not / read) a lot, but I
(have) the
time these days.
(not / cook) at all.
d) I am a fantastic chef but I
e) How are you so fit? You (not / work out).
f) (not / drive) a sports car? Yes, but I dont nowadays.

Answers
1. Complete the following sentences using used to and a suitable verb.
a) Dave used to play football but he doesnt anymore.
b) Richard didnt use to have a job, but he just found one.
c) They never used to like dogs but theyve since changed their minds.
d) I now own a car but I didnt use to have one.
e) How many times did you use to go to the pub every week?
f) Why did you use to live in Paris?
2. Complete the following phrases using used to,
a) She didnt use to have short hair.
b) I used to eat Sushi.
c) Why didnt Phil use to drive?
d) They never used to dress casually.
e) Susy used to wear heels.
f) Audrey always used to change.
3. Write sentences using use(d) to that correspond with the following phrases,
a) James now eats breakfast.
James didnt use to eat breakfast.
b) I stopped going to Chad for a holiday.
I used to go to Chad for a holiday.
c) Steve doesnt own a house anymore.
Steve used to own a house.
d) Julie and Roger are now married.
Julie and Roger used to be single.
e) Now I am older I dont drink as much as when I was younger.
When I was younger I used to drink a lot more.
f) I have a lot of friends these days.
I didnt use to have a lot of friends.
4. Choose between used to and the present simple in the following phrases,

a) I now live in Madrid but I used to live in Cluj.

b) Although I used to be great basketball I dont play anymore.
c) When I was at school I didnt use to read a lot, but I have the time these days.
d) I am a fantastic chef but I never used to cook at all.
e) How are you so fit? You never used to work out.
f) Didnt you use to drive a sports car? Yes, but I dont nowadays.