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hOW DO WE FORM A “USED TO” structure?
Subject + used to + infinitive
Mary used to read a lot.
Subject + didn’t use to + infinitive
My friends didn’t use to study English
Did + Subject + use to + infinitive + ?
Did Peter use to ride his bike?
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When do we use “used to”?
We use “used to” + infinitive when we want to talk about
a past action that is no longer true. There was a repeated
action or state in the past which has now changed.
They used to go the park every day, but now it is cold and they
stay at home.
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ACTIVITY 1
You will be given different sentences with the
verb in infinitive.
Make senteces with “used to” in affirmative,
negative or interrogative.
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AFFIRMATIVE
My parents WATCH documentaries.
However, they prefer romcoms now.
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answer key
AFFIRMATIVE
My parents used to watch
documentaries. However, they prefer
romcoms now.
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negative
Lina PLAY videogames, but now she
likes Fortnite.
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answer key
negative
Lina didn’t use to play videogames,
but now she likes Fortnite.
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AFFIRMATIVE
Javier and Luis STUDY a lot, but they
don’t study much nowadays.
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answer key
AFFIRMATIVE
Javier and Luis used to study a lot,
but they don’t study much nowadays.
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INTERROGATIVE
Maggie PLAY football when she was
a child?
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INTERROGATIVE
Did Maggie use to play football
when she was a child?
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negative
She LIKE chocolate, but she does
now.
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answer key
negative
She didn’t use to like chocolate,
but she does now.
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INTERROGATIVE
Mum, what you DO in your free time?
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answer key
INTERROGATIVE
Mum, what did you use to do in your
free time?
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AFFIRMATIVE
I SLEEP well, but the baby cries a lot at
night.
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answer key
AFFIRMATIVE
I used to sleep well, but the baby cries
a lot at night.
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negative
My older brother WANT to buy a nice
house.
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negative
My older brother didn’t use to want
to buy a nice house.
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AFFIRMATIVE
Brenda WORK in a bank, but now she’s
a gardener because she loves plants.
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answer key
AFFIRMATIVE
Brenda used to work in a bank, but
now she’s a gardener because she
loves plants.
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negative
Lucy SPEAK Chinese fluently, but
she has improved a lot!
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negative
Lucy didn’t use to speak Chinese
fluently, but she has improved a lot!
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INTERROGATIVE
How people COOK in the past?
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answer key
INTERROGATIVE
How did people use to cook in the
past?
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negative
Aitana HAVE short hair, but she has
it now.
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negative
Aitana didn’t use to have short hair,
but she has it now.
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INTERROGATIVE
you BE blonde? The last time I saw
you, your hair was brown.
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answer key
INTERROGATIVE
Did you use to be blonde? The last
time I saw you, your hair was brown.
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INTERROGATIVE
What time your sister WAKE UP
when she went to school?
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INTERROGATIVE
What time did your sister use to
wake up when she went to school?
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AFFIRMATIVE
A thousand years ago, people RIDE
horses.
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answer key
AFFIRMATIVE
A thousand years ago, people used
to ride horses.
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ACTIVITY 2
You will be given different sentences which
contain mistakes.
Correct the sentences.
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Mum didn’t used to be so tired,
but he works a lot now.
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answer key
Mum didn’t used to be so tired,
but he works a lot now.
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People use to growing their
own vegetables. Now they buy
them at the greengrocer’s.
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answer key
People used to growing their
own vegetables. Now they buy
them at the greengrocer’s.
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Did you used to use the
Internet when you were
younger?
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answer key
Did you used to use the
Internet when you were
younger?
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Sheyla didn’t used to dance,
but she dances at the
weekends now.
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answer key
Sheyla didn’t used to dance,
but she dances at the
weekends now.
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My cousins use to live with my
aunt when they were younger.
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answer key
My cousins used to live with
my aunt when they were
younger.
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What kind of music did
teenagers used to listen in the
1960's?
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answer key
What kind of music did
teenagers used to listen in the
1960's?
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ACTIVITY 3
You will be given different pictures related to things
people used to do in the past and what they do now.
Make sentences using USED TO and PRESENT
SIMPLE
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PAST EXAMPLE NOW
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PAST EXAMPLE NOW
In the past, people used to cook with fire. Now, they use stoves.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, people used to ride horses. Now, they ride cars.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, Aitana used to have long hair. Now, her hair is short.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, people used to send emails. Now, they send WhatsApp messages.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, people used to buy at shops. Now, they buy online.
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PAST NOW
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In the past, kids used to play outside. Now, they play videogames at home.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, people used to listen to the radio. Now, they watch TV.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
Three years ago, Karol G used to be blonde. Now, her hair is pink.
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PAST NOW
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PAST NOW
In the past, people used to travel by cart. Now, they travel by bus.
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