Talking about jobs in the past

When you talk about jobs in the past you use the past tense.

I was ..
I worked ..
I used to be ..
I served ..
I worked ..

Look at the following examples. Underline all the past tenses used.

I was a sales assistant.

I worked as a sales assistant.

I used to be a sales assistant.

I served customers.

I used to serve customers.

I worked in a department store.

I was a butcher.

I worked as a butcher.

I used to be a butcher.

I served customers.

I used to serve customers.

I worked in a butcher shop.

I was a secretary.

I worked as a secretary.

I used to be a secretary.

I worked with computers.

I used to work with computers.

I worked in an office.

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Now you try. Use the sentences above to help you write about what you used to do.

Draw yourself and the job you used to do

below.

Now ask someone in the classroom what they used to do.

Draw your classmate and the job he/she used

to do below.

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