PRACTICE WITH “ USED TO”

I. Use the correct form of the verb.

1. When I was a child, I used _________ (dream) of being an astronaut.
2. Lots of trains used ___________ (stop) here, but not many do now.
3. Didn't Nick use _________ (work) on a building site?
4. When Laura was at college, she used _______ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
5. There used __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
II. Rewrite the following sentences using “used to”.
1. I didn't listen to Western music some years ago.
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2. My mum was a chef in Cham restaurant, but now she is retired.
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3. There was a market here in 2003.
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4. There are more cars on the roads now.
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5. She was my idol when I was a child.
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6. They didn't know how to drive a car, but now they can drive well.
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III. Rewrite the sentences using “ used to” or “didn’t use to”
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
=> I …………………………………………………………………………………
2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
=> I …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I seem have lost interest in my work.
=> I ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> My brother ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
=> Dennis …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> My parents………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
=> Jim ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
=> My uncle………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
=> I …………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Complete the sentences with use(d) to + a suitable verb.
1. Diane don't travel much now. She ………………….. a lot, but she prefers to stay at home these days.
2. Liz ........................................ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3. We came to live in London a few years ago. We ……………………….... in Leeds.
4. I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I ......................................... it when I was a child.
5. Jim …………………………….. my best friend, but we aren't good friend any longer.
6. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work now that the new roadis open. It
……………………….. more than an hour.
7. There …………………………………... a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago.
8. When you lived in New York, ……………………………………….... to the theatre very often?
V. Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of used to and the words in
brackets. Use contractions where possible.
used to  didn't use to  didn't use to  Did they use to  used to

did you use to  didn't use to  used to

1. David Beckham………………………………play for Manchester United.
2. We………………………………have a computer, but we do now.
3. ……………………………… (they) work together?
4. That restaurant………………………………be a clothes shop.
5. She………………………………like him, but now they're married.
6. Where……………………………… (you) go to school?
7. There………………………………be a police station here.
8. I………………………………like vegetables, but I do now.
VI. Rewrite the sentences using “ used to” or “didn’t use to”
1. I ……………………………… (swim) a lot when I was younger.
2. John ……………………………… (not eat) vegetables, but now he eats them.
3. ……………………………… (they / have) a sports car?
4. That building ……………………………… (be) a cinema, but it's closed down.
5. We ……………………………… (not like) maths lessons - our teacher was horrible!
6. Where ……………………………… (you / go) to school?
7. You ……………………………… (live) next door to me.
8. I ……………………………… (not enjoy) studying, but I do now.
VII. Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to + infinitive’:
1. I / live in a flat when I was a child.
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2. We / go to the beach every summer?
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3. She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.
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4. He / not / smoke.
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5. I / play tennis when I was at school.
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6. She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
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7. He / play golf every weekend?
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8. They both / have short hair.
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9. Julie / study Portuguese.
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10. I / not / hate school.
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VIII. Complete the following sentences using one of the answer choices given below each question.
1. I …………………… .. smoke, but now I have stopped.
a) used to b) use to c) am used to
2. That auditorium …………………… . be a cinema.
a) use to b) used to c) was used to
3. I ………………… . like opera, but now I don’t.
a) used to b) use to c) am 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) use to b) used 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) am used to b) used to c) am use to
8. It took me a long time to …………………… . living in the country.
a) get use to b) get used to c) used to