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SUBJECT : Used to

A) Rewrite the sentences using USED TO:

1. When she was a child, she lived in a small village.

……….When she was a child, she used to live in a small village. ……………….
2. When he was a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball.
……… When he was a young man, he used to enjoy playing basketball.
3. In ancient Rome, wall paintings were a popular form of advertising.
………… In ancient Rome, wall paintings used to be a popular form of advertising …
4. Before she learned to read, her parents read stories to her.
……………… Before she learned to read, her parents used to read stories to her.
5. Before he came to Ankara, life was cheap in Turkey.
……… Before he came to Ankara, life used to be cheap in Turkey.
6. Jim spoke German ar school, but he has now forgotten.
……… Jim used to speak German ar school, but he has now forgotten.
7. Susan was a nurse before she got married and raised a family.
……… Susan used to a nurse before she got married and raised a family.
8. Sally played tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now.
……… Sally used to play tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now.
9. Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment.
………… Before they bought their house, they used to live in an apartment.
10. While she was going to university, she worked in a doctor’s office.
… While she was going to university, she used to work in a doctor’s office.
11. Before he married his second wife, he was quite happy.
…… Before he married his second wife, he used to be quite happy.

B) Complete the text about Ziggy Starr when she was a child using USED TO / DIDN’T
USE TO and the verbs in brackets:

I didn’t use to have (not have) many friends when I was a child so I ……used to play…. (play) with my toys
all day. I …used to worry……….. (worry) about things a lot but
I …didn´t…use to bite…………… (not bite) my nails or suck my thumb. I remember that I ……used to
cry………………………….. (cry) a lot and I …used to be…………………………. (be) really afraid of the
dark.

C) Complete the text using USED TO and the verbs in the box:

do give have learn read wear

School has changed since I was a student. We used to wear school uniform and I didn’t like that very much.
We ……used to have …………………. a lot of lessons and most of them were difficult. We …………used to
do……………………….. homework every day. We …used to read……….
lots of books and we ………used to learn……………………………. everything by heart. And our teachers
………used to give……… us a lot of tests and examinations. Some of them were impossible! I think school is
easier now than it was 50 years ago.
D) Use USED TO / WOULD (a repeated action in the past:

1. I ….. used to be ……. (be) very shy. Whenever a stranger came to our house, I …would hide
…………(hide) in a closet.
2. I remember my Aunt Susan very well. Every time she came to our house, she …would
give……………………………. (give) me a big kiss and pinch my cheek.
3. I …used to be……….. (be) afraid of flying. My heart …would start.
(start) pounding every time I stepped on a plane. But now I’m used to flying and enjoy it.
4. I got a new bicycle when I was ten. My friends ……used to ask.. (ask) to ride it, but for years I
………would let never………… (let / never) anyone else use it.
5. When my grandfather was a boy and had a cold, his mother …would make…………………………
(make) him go to bed. Then she ……would put.. (put) goose fat on his chest.
6. When I was a child, I ……would take.. (take) a flashlight to bed with me so that I could read comic
books without my parents’ knowing about it.
7. Last summer, my sister and I took a camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. It was a wonderful
experience. Every morning, we ……would wake………………………………. (wake) up to the sound
of singing birds. During the day, we ……would hike……………………………. (hike) through woods
and along mountain streams.
8. I can remember Mrs. Sawyer’s fifth grade class well. When we arrived each morning, she …would
sit…….. (sit) at her desk. She ………used to smile always ………
(smile / always) and ……used to say………………… (say) hello to each student as he or she entered.
When the bell rang, she ……used to stand………………(stand) up and ……would clear…………….
(clear) her throat. That was our signal to be quiet. Class was about to begin.