People and Relationships (Grammar: Used to )

 Grammar: Used to

Part 1. Complete the sentences using the affirmative or negative form of used to and the verbs in brackets.

1. I ______ (play) football when I was a child, but now I prefer basketball.
2. She ______ (live) in London, but now she lives in Kyiv.
3. We ______ (go) to the same school, but we study in different schools now.
4. He ______ (eat) vegetables, but now he eats almost everything.
5. My parents ______ (travel) a lot when they were young.
6. You ______ (be) so shy, but now you are very confident.
7. They ______ (have) a cat, but now they have a dog.
8. I ______ (like) horror movies, but now I don’t watch them.
9. She ______ (study) French, but now she studies German.
10. We ______ (watch) TV every evening, but now we prefer reading books.
11. He ______ (smoke), but now he quit.
12. I ______ (think) that relationships are always easy, but now I understand they need work.

Part 2. Correct the mistakes (affirmative/negative)

Some of the sentences in bold are incorrect. Find them and rewrite correctly.

1. We used to had a dog when I was a child.
2. I used to like eating pork but now I hate it.
3. Bob used play football before he became a dancer.
4. Wales use to be an independent country before it was part of the UK.

Part 3. Complete the questions using used to

1. Did you … go to the same school as I?
2. Didn’t she … have so many friends at university?
3. What did you … study in high school?
4. Didn’t he … have long hair when he was younger?

Correct Answers:

Part 1. Complete the sentences (affirmative/negative)

1. I used to play football when I was a child, but now I prefer basketball.
2. She used to live in London, but now she lives in Kyiv.
3. We used to go to the same school, but we study in different schools now.
4. He didn’t use to eat vegetables, but now he eats almost everything.
5. My parents used to travel a lot when they were young.
6. You didn’t use to be so shy, but now you are very confident.
7. They used to have a cat, but now they have a dog.
8. I used to like horror movies, but now I don’t watch them.
9. She used to study French, but now she studies German.
10. We used to watch TV every evening, but now we prefer reading books.
11. He used to smoke, but now he quit.
12. I didn’t use to think that relationships are always easy, but now I understand they need work.

Part 2. Correct the mistakes

1. We used to have a dog when I was a child.
2. I used to like eating pork but now I hate it.  (already correct)
3. Bob used to play football before he became a dancer. ✅
4. Wales used to be an independent country before it was part of the UK. ✅

Part 3. Complete the questions

1. Did you use to go to the same school as I?
2. Didn’t she use to have so many friends at university?
3. What did you use to study in high school?
4. Didn’t he use to have long hair when he was younger?