Our past selves

“Used to”  
 
 
​ he structure used to m
T ​ ean used  Affirmative structure: S
​ ubject + 
and is used to talk about habits or  used to + infinitive 
states of the past or actions that are 
repeated frequently.  The affirmative form is formed using 
the structure used to accompanied 
  by the verb in the infinitive: 

● I ​used to​ collect stamps when 

I was a child

Estructura negativa​: Sujeto + d

​ idn't  Interrogative structure​: Did + 
+ ​use to + infinitivo  subject + use to + infinitive? 

To form negative sentences, the  In the interrogative form the order is 
auxiliary verb “do” is used in the past  reversed: the auxiliary verb ​Did​ is 
tense in its negative form: ​didn’t /  placed at the beginning of the 
did not​.  sentence followed by the subject and 
the structure use to together with 
● She d​ idn't​ ​use to​ go to the  the infinitive. 
library to study 
Did​ you ​use to​ go to the park 
with your grandfather?  
 
 
subj  frequency  USED TO  verb  complemento 
adverb 

+  subj  Used to  verb  complemento 

“infinitive”   
 
-  subj  auxiliar”did  Use to  verb  complemento 
not or  “infinitive” 
didn't” 

?  did  subj  Use to  verb  complemento 

“infinitive” 
 
  
 
1)​ Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to ’: 
 
1. I /​ ​live in a flat when I was a child. 
- I used to live in a flat when I was a child 
 
2. We​ / ​go to the beach every summer? 
- Did we used to go to the beach every summer? 
 
3. She /​ ​love eating chocolate, but now she hates it. 
- She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it. 
 
4. He ​/​ not ​/​ smoke. 
- He did not use to smoke 
 
5. I /​ ​ play tennis when I was at school. 
- I used to play tennis when I was at school. 
 
6. She /​ ​ be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all. 
- She used to be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all. 
 
7. He ​/​ play golf every weekend? 
- Did he used to play golf every weekend? 
 
8. They both /​ ​ have short hair  
- They used to have short hair. 
 
9. Julie​ /​ study Portuguese. 
- Julie used to study Portuguese. 
 
10. I ​/​ not ​/​ hate school. 
- I did not used to hate school. 
 

2) ​Complete the sentence with the adverbs of frequency, according to the percentage

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A. They always (100%) used to sweep the street

B. We never (0%) used to play soccer in the park
C. She often (72%) used to cook in my house
D. I usually (98%) used to clear my room in the night
E. They sometimes (59%) used to fight in the school
F. He seldom (27%) used to drive my car
G.We frequently (80%) used to study in your house
H.I rarely (5%) used to visit my brother in soacha
I. You always (100%) used to swim very well
J. I often (77%) used to help your teacher in a class
K. He rarely (2%) used to fight with a woman
L. She occasionally (44%) used to run much
M. They usually (91%) used to play tennis with you
N. We sometimes (66%) used to go to parties on weekends

3)​ Find and correct grammatical errors found in the text:

I used to swim a lot when I ​lived ​near the beach. My dad used to take ​me and my
little sister there every afternoon and we spent hours playing in the water and making
sandcastles, it was so much fun. But now that we moved, we only go on weekends,
and we still had a great time, but I miss going there every day, it was the best part of
my day.

When I was 10 years old, I ​did not ​used to play on the floor with my mother and my
brothers. In the afternoons we did used to go to the park and play with a ball. When
night come, we used to have dinner at home with my dad and my grandparents. That
time was great! and I finally used to watch cartoons when I was 5 years old.
4)​ ​You find the words in the alphabet soup

a s h e b c h s a t f o s i n g n h ñ s

e j g d l r d e t q a g n v x c y c w o

z s c s w e e p f s h l j u d g n d n m

d j b j c v h j k f v t k e v n s e r e

x v x u v n b w t h e c z x d y i q o t

x n v m t g a a s v g j e f h h p n w i

b n r p d n c m p l a y t m b k o t k m

a f h v r b f f r f s r x m i t n n h e

m x m v y o u a v a t i d m l i v x z s

u p ñ k n s f a a z c m v v p n e v e r

s d i d a s n d t u b f x y k i i u u o

p l g u s e t o m f c x n z a u s d n f

f n p m a m n q m w v f h d j s o i u y

w f t v d v x c n e r n w e r e d v s c

m i m b r i s c e q r ñ c e x d f d e d

a o t k h c d s ñ d t p r g f t f o d c

l ñ h g h h w n t h e y c t r o w y ñ q

m r g n s t s t o s w u r j a r q u o w

p s i x y o u c c t e a u d c e a r c b

n x f e n k n d f x d b n e f z b r d c

● she
● we
 ● you
● they
● he
● you
● it
● never
● sing
● sweep
● sometime
● useto
● usedto
● run
● fight
● talk
● jump
● did
● didnot
● play

5) ​ Organize the following sentences:

1. use to eat / me last week. / I didn’t / the cake you made

I didn't use to eat the cake you made me last week.

2. long hair when you / were younger? / use to have / Did you
Did you use to have long hair when you were younger?

3. Robert / in a band. / used to play

Roberto used to play in a band.

4. when I was / i didn't use / a child. / to listen to music

I Didn't use to listen to music when I was a child.

5. They used to/ live / in the new york city.

They used to live in the New York city.

6) ​taking into account the words found make sentences using the "used to or use to"
● She sometimes used to run at night
● He didn't use to sing when he was young.
 ● I used to play videogames.
● They used to talk for hours.
● We used to jump the rope.
● I sometimes used to see series.

7)
invent the most correct sentence for each image

She sometimes use to eat the rice.

She used to play videogames.

He used to ride a bicycle.

She used to cook every weekend.