Name: Lisbeth Catuto Beltrán

USED TO/ DIDN’T USED TO

A) Complete the sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

1. Women’s clothes in the past used to be uncomfortable.

2. My mum used to put on high heels whenever she went out.

3. My granny didn’t use to wear glasses, but now she wears them all the
time.

4. When I was at the seaside, I used to go swimming every morning.

5. My family was poor and we didn’t use to have expensive clothes when I
was young.

6. I used to be slimmer when I was a kid.

B) Complete the sentences with used to.

Example: Before the invention of the internet, people used to have

encyclopedias.

Before the invention of the electric bulb,__ people used to

light candles at night__________.

Before the invention of the washing machine, people used to wash

clothes in tubs_________________________________.

Before the invention of the car, people used to trvel on float_

___________________________________________________.

Before the invention of the telephone, people used to write letters

______________________________________.

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 C) Choose one of the choices below, use ‘used to or didn’t use to ‘ to
make sentences about the lifestyle of these people.

Example: Footballers in the 1950s didn’t use to earn much money.

 Footballers in the 1950s-earn much money, run

more slowly, score a lot of goals, foul other players
a lot, wear long, wide shorts, be world-famous
stars.

 The celebrity singers in the 19th century- go on the

stage, get up early, dance, wear shiny and dark-
coloured outfits, live in poor conditions, do their
make-up themselves.

Footballers in the 1950’s players udes ti have a better training there

were no changes in the soccer game.

They used to earn a lot of money and be very famous in different

countries where they played soccer.

D) Look at the photo and describe the clothes people used to wear in
the 1960s.Use the words in the box and used to and be careful with the
order of the adjectives

Example: People in the 1960s used to wear strange

small glasses.
scarf - flowery - curly hair - long -boots
long\short sleeved - colourful - leather
matching - jacket - trousers - long
jewellery - shiny - plain - shirt - skirt
belt - tight - short - silk - cotton

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People in the 60’s used to wear colored.

People in the 60’s used to wear leather belts.

People in the 60’s used to wear jackets.

Men in the 60’s used to wear white shirts.

People in the 60’s used to wear silk garments.