ACTIVITY GUIDE NUMBER 7

__USED TO

1. Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to + infinitive’:

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 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 use to play golf every weekend?
8. They both / have short hair.
They both used to have short hair.
9. Julie / study Portuguese.
Julie used to study Portuguese.
10. I / not / hate school.
I did not use to hate school.

2. Complete the following sentences using one of the answer choices given below each question.

1. I __________________ smoke, but now I have stopped.

a. use to
b. used to
c. am used to
2. That auditorium __________________be a cinema.
a. used to
b. use to
c. was used to
3. I __________________like opera, but now I don’t.
a. used to
b. use to
c. was used to
 4. I __________________like western music, but now I do.
a. didn't use to
b. didn't used to
c. use not to
5. I always __________________be afraid of the dark.
a. used to
b. use to
c. was used to
6. I __________________drive a big car.
a. didn't use to
b. wasn't used to
c. didn't used to
7. I have lived in a big city for ten years, so I __________________the noise.
a. used to
b. am used to
c. am use to
8. It took me a long time to __________________living in the country.
a. get used to
b. get use to
c. used to

3. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. 200 years ago …

1 … people used to / didn’t use to make their own clothes.

2 … people used to / didn’t use to have mobile phones.
3 … people used to / didn’t use to read books.
4 … people used to / didn’t use to watch TV.
5 … people used to / didn’t use to drive cars.
6 … people used to / didn’t use to walk everywhere.

4. Write 5 sentences about you, using “used to”:

1. I used to go for a walk with my family, now I go with my friends.

2. I did not use to sleep during a trip in a car.

3. I used to dance on my birthdays.

4. I used to go to some city on the end of the year holidays .

5. I did not I didn't use to do sports in the mornings