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Activity 7
Activity 7
Used to Structure
Examples:
I used to live in Japan. Now I live in Canada.
She used to play soccer when she was a child.
There are two different phrases depending on the situation.
1. Fill the gaps with the correct word from the box.
didn't past not simple infinitive
1. We use 'used to' to talk about things that happened or were true in the post but not
now.
2. You can always use the past simple instead of 'used to'.
3. We use 'used to' to emphasize that the action or state is didn’t what happens now.
4. Used to' is followed by the infinitive verb.
5. To make questions and negatives with 'used to', we use 'did' and not
2. Complete the sentence using the correct form of 'used to' and one of these verbs:
do sit play speak smoke buy have (2)
He lived in Brazil until he was seven. He used to speak Portuguese, but he's
forgotten a lot of it now.
We used to buy smartphones, or even internet in our houses. To go online you
had to go to an internet café or library or something.
She used to smoke but she's given up now. She's really healthy these days.
We used to play together when we were children, but I don't see them
much any more.
You used to live on the same road as me! do you have sweets in that shop on the
corner?
She used to doany sport at all, but now she's in the basketball team and she
loves it.
We always used to siton the bridge with our legs hanging down, and throw sticks
into the river.
I didn't recognize him because of his new beard. He used to have a beard! He
looks completely different now.
3. What did they use to do 10 years ago? Read the sentences and number the pictures: