Jorge Luis Céspedes Vidal ID: 651287

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 use to go to 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 didn’t 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 didn’t 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
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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. 200 years ago, people used to make their own clothes.

2. 200 years ago, people didn’t use to have mobile phones.

3. 200 years ago, people used to read books.

4. 200 years ago, people didn’t use to watch TV.

5. 200 years ago, people didn’t use to drive cars.

6. 200 years ago, people use to walk everywhere.