Present & past habits: Used to

Present & past habits: Used to

Open Ended

How often do you listen to music?

Open Ended

What artists do you listen to?

Contrasting present vs past habits (music)

Nowadays, I listen to  different types of music: metal music, pop, classical, etc.

I usually listen to music everyday, these days I have been listening to music only at the weekend because I have a lot of work to do. 
I grew up listening to music frm the 70, 80s, & 90s.

I used to listen to band like Savage Garden, Backstreet boys,  The Spice Girls, The Cranberries, NSYNC and more.
And I alsoused to listen to singers like Britney Spears,Madonna, Dolores O´riordan among others.  

I used to listen to music in English, I used ti listen to it on my stereo, then on my radio.
Then I used to listen to music on my Walkman CD and on my first MP3 player.

I DIDN´T USE TO listen to certain types of music popular in the 90s like merengue or salsa. 

Contrasting habits

As you can see in the description, we express actual habits with present simple and we use USED TO  to describe a hbait that we had in the past but not anymore.
 
The structure of Used To is the following:
I + USED TO + verb in simple form
I didn´t USE to + verb in simple form
Did you USE to + verb in simple form+ ?

Be careful: Didnt USED TO (incorrect) 

Practice 

It s your time to practice:
Write a description of your musical habits contrasting your actual habits (present simple) like the singers or bands you listen to, how often, etc.
And your past habits using Used To.
Write at least 8 sentences, and send your homework back in Classroom. 

PRACTICE 2: 
Write 5 question using the question form and about music, songs and singers.

Example: Did you USE TO listen to La Macarena?