English

9th Grade
Practice Worksheet
‘Used to’ and Connectors

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _____________, 2023

Objective: To describe past habits using the expression ‘used to’.

To express purpose or reason behind an action.

Used to

Activity I – Choose the best answer for each sentence.

200 hundred years ago...

1- … people used to / didn’t use to make their own clothes.

2- … people used to / didn’t use to have smartphones.
3- … people used to / didn’t use to read a lot of 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

Activity II – Decide if the sentences below are correct or incorrect.

1- When I was a child, my hair used to be much blonder than now.

Correct / Incorrect

2- I never used to go to football. I hate it. I can’t understand why people like it.
Correct / Incorrect

3- I used to like his music before he went all hip-hop. But now … !
Correct / Incorrect

4- We used to visit my grandmother every weekend. I love listening to her stories.

Correct / Incorrect

5- 'Didn't you use to wear glasses?' 'Yes, but I had an operation on my eyes.'
Correct / Incorrect

6- I used to walk to school. I don't like using public transport and my mum doesn't have a car
anymore.
Correct / Incorrect
Activity III – Complete the sentences using ‘used to’ and a verb from the box below.

Do – sit – play – speak – smoke – buy – have (x2)

1. He lived in Brazil until he was seven. He _______________ Portuguese, but he's forgotten a lot
of it now.
2. We _______________ smartphones, or even internet in our houses. To go online you had to go
to an internet café or library or something.
3. She _______________ but she's given up now. She's really healthy these days.
4. We _______________ together when we were children, but I don't see them much anymore.
5. You used to live on the same road as me! _______________ sweets in that shop on the corner?
6. She _______________ any sport at all, but now she's in the basketball team and she loves it.
7. We always _______________ on the bridge with our legs hanging down and throw sticks into the
river.
8. I didn't recognize him because of his new beard. He _______________ a beard! He looks
completely different now.

Activity IV – Have you changed in the last five years? Write answers to these questions.

1. Where did you use to spend your vacation five years ago? Where do you go now?
I used to…_____________________________________________________
Now,…_______________________________________________________

2. What kind of music did you use to like then? Who were your favorite singers? What kind of music
do you like now?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

3. What kind of clothes did you use to wear? What kind of clothes do you wear now?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

Connectors

Activity I – Choose the best connector for each sentence.

1- The robbers wore masks to/ so that hide their faces.

2- We did what the robbers said so that / in order to we wouldn’t get hurt.
3- The witness went to the police station in order to/ so that help the police.
4- The artist asked us questions to / so that he could draw the suspect.
5- The policeman studied the crime scene in order to / so that understand what happened.
6- The guard in the shop usually looks in people’s bags so that / to make sure they haven’t been
shoplifted.
Activity II – Decide if the sentences below are correct or incorrect. Re-write the incorrect ones.

1- Vicky locked the door so that nobody could bother her.

_____________________________________________________________________________

2- My brothers bought a bottle of champagne in order to they could celebrate their raise.
_____________________________________________________________________________

3- Her cat eats a special type of food to prevent renal diseases.

_____________________________________________________________________________

4- Liza is cooking lasagna in order to surprise her daughter with his favorite dish.
_____________________________________________________________________________

5- I didn’t go to bed so late to I could get up early next day.

____________________________________________________________________________

Activity III – Complete the sentences using your own ideas and the connector between brackets (..)

1- He opened the window. He wanted to let fresh air in. (in order to)
He opened the window ________________________________________________

2- I took my camera because I wanted to take some photos. (so that)

I took my camera _________________________________________

3- He studied really hard. He wanted to get better marks. (in order to)
He studied really hard___________________________________

4- Jason learns Chinese. His aim is to work in China. (to)

Jason learns Chinese____________________________________

5- Linda turned on the lights. She wanted to see better. (so that)
Linda turned on the lights __________________________________________

6- She attends to a course. She wants to learn chess. (to)

She attends to a course ___________________________________________
Activity IV – Look at the pictures and answer the questions using ‘in order to’, ‘so that’ or ‘to’.

1- Why is he drinking water?

_________________________________________________

2- Why is she putting on some makeup?

_________________________________________________

3- Why is Cathy sleeping so late?

_________________________________________________

4- Why is Matt wearing sunglasses?

_________________________________________________