Unit 9 Life Now and in the Past

Lesson A: Used to

A Complete the sentences with used to and the verbs in parentheses.

1. James used to drink (drink) a lot of coffee every morning. Now he has
only one cup.
2. We used to drive (drive) to school, but now we take the bus.
3. Our class is in the evening. But it used to be (be) in the afternoon.
4. The baseball team used to win (win) a lot of games.
5. The baby used to wake up (wake up) in the middle of the night.

B Match the sentences.

1. Laura used to wake up on d a. Now they are more fuel her own. efficient.
2. They used to eat large b b. But now they eat less to lose meals.weight.
3. Carl used to watch movies e c. Nowadays I see many on TV.planes.
4. There used to be fewer planes c d. Now she needs an alarm in the
sky.clock.
5. Cars used to use a lot of a e.He watches movies on his gasoline.laptop
now.

C Answer the questions in complete sentences.

1. Did she use to work at the

 bank? No, she didn’t use to Word at the bank.
2. Did those actors use to be
 married? No, they didn´t use to be married.
3. Did your brother use to drive a red
 car? No, he didn´t use to drive a red car.
4. Did he use to wear
 glasses? No, he didn´t use to wear glasses.

D Use the words below to write yes / no questions with use to.

1. he / live / in
Miami Did he use to live in Miami?
2. Mr. Lin / teach /
science Did Mr. Lin use to teach science?
3. you / play /
tennis Did you use to play tennis?
4. she / work / at
night Did she use to work at night?

E Complete the paragraph with used to and the verbs in parentheses.

  (1) People used to take (take) photos with cameras that used film. Now
 most people
take photos with their phones. Not so used to be(be) necessary long ago it (2) to

buy film and load it into the camera. Film was expensive and had to be developed. This
meant people

(3) used to bring (bring) completed rolls of film to stores that did developing, and
they
(4) used to waint (wait)—sometimes hours, sometimes days—for their
pictures. Photos
(5) didn’t use to be (not be) instant!

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