GRAMMAR ABOUT : USED TO –SIMPLE PRESENT 1.

1. Now she usually ___________________ (not go) out alone, but when she was
young, she _________ (meet) her friends in the park.
Name:__________________________________ Grade: 5th _____
Teacher: Yeymy Pacompía Chirinos Date: __________ 2. In the past they ________ (dance) very well, but now they _________ (not dance)
anymore.
1. Write the meanings of the next adjectives and mark TRUE or FALSE
3. Nowadays he _________ (go) for a walk in the park, but when he was 20, he
according to the information given. (4 p)
_________(ride) a motorbike.
Adjectives True False
1. affordable, it’s not expensive. 4. In the past she ______ (listen) to the radio, but now she ______ (prefer) watching
2. remarkable, it’s special. TV.
3. practical, it’s useful and logical.
5. Nowadays he ________ (eat) at home, but when he was single, he _______(eat) at
4. manageable, it’s difficult to control.
5. durable, it breaks easily. the restaurant.
6. portable, you can carry it easily. 6. He __________ (play) football very well when he was 18, but now he
7. reliable, you cannot trust it.
__________ (play) cards with his friends.
8. fashionable, it is not in style.
7. Now they _______ (get) up very early, but when they didn’t have children, they
2. Look at the next pictures and write a sentence using USED TO-DIDN’T USE
____________ (get) up late.
TO and AN ADJECTIVE correctly. (3p)
8. When they were 26 years old, they __________ (live) in the city center, but now
they ____________ (live) in small house with garden by the country.

4. Read about THE GREENS and complete with used to – didn’t use to / simple
present (5)
George is a man whose life has
changed a lot. His life is now
very different from before.
Look at his life and write
phrases to describe how
you think his life used to be.

Now Before
3. Read about THE GREENS and complete with used to – didn’t use to / simple 1. He has very short, grey hair. ________________________________
present (8p) 2. He’s divorced and lives alone. ________________________________
We are the Greens. 3. His brother and two sisters died. ________________________________
We are old people now, 4. He doesn’t cycle to work now. ________________________________
but when we were younger 5. He is a retired bank manager. ________________________________
our lives were very different.
 PRACTICE ABOUT USED TO AND SIMPLE
PRESENT
1. Write in your notebook 5 sentences using used to or didn’t use to + adjective

2. Complete with used to/ didn’t used to and a verb correctly.

2. Complete with used to/ didn’t used to and a verb correctly.

3. PRACTICE
Read about ABOUT
Steve and rewrite USEDin TO
the information ANDused
past using SIMPLE
to/ didn’t use to 3. Read about Steve and rewrite the information in past using used to/ didn’t use to

Now PRESENT Before Now Before

1. Write in your notebook 5 sentences using used to or didn’t use to + adjective
1. He has been a vegetarian for 10 years. ________________________________ 1. He has been a vegetarian for 10 years. ________________________________
2. He doesn’t have time to do yoga every ________________________________ 2. He doesn’t have time to do yoga every ________________________________
day. ________________________________ day. ________________________________
3. He goes to the park twice a week. ________________________________ 3. He goes to the park twice a week. ________________________________
4. He lives in a big and noisy town. ________________________________ 4. He lives in a big and noisy town. ________________________________
5. Now he gets up very late every day. 5. Now he gets up very late every day.