Grammar - Used To 9º ANO

Grammar: Used To

​Student's Book - p. 25
Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro

QUESTION 1

Complete these sentences from the article on page 24 with used to or didn't use to. Then complete the rule.

Multiple Choice

1. Women ______ have seven or eigth children.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

2. On cold nights, everyone in the family __________ crowd together to sleep.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

3. Parents ________ sing songs to their children or play with them.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

4. It ________ be normal to call a child "it".

• used to

• didn't use to

1. used to

2. used to

3. didn't use to

4. used to

Question 1
Answers

Example 1:

She used to have straight hair. Nowadays she has curly hair.

Example 2:

In the past, people used to send letters. Nowadays they send e-mails.

Example 3:

Cell phones didn't use to have WhatsApp. Now they have.

Example 4:

A: Did you use to have a beard?

B: No, I didn't.

QUESTION 2

Complete the sentences and conversations with the correct form of used to.

Multiple Choice

1. We _________ have a car. We used to walk everywhere.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

2. A) _________ you __________ have a pet when you were a child?

B) Yes, I _________ have a cat.

• a) Did / use to

  b) used to

• a) Used / to

  b) didn't use

Multiple Choice

3. A) ______ you ______ watch a lot of TV when you were younger?

B) Yes, I ________ watch it every day when I got home from school.

• A) Do / used to

  B) use to

• A) Did / use to

  B) used to

Multiple Choice

4. I _________ hate vegetables, but I love them now.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

5. A) _____ your dad _______ read you stories before you went to bed?

B) No, he didn't, but my mom ________.

• A) Did / use to

  B) used to

• A) Does / used to

  B) used to

Multiple Choice

6. I ____________ like having birthday parties. I was a really shy child.

• used to

• didn't use to

1. didn't use to

2. a) Did / use to - b) used to

3. a) Did / use to - b) used to

4. used to

5. a) Did / use to - b) used to

6. didn't use to

Question 2
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Vocabulary: Time Periods

​Student's Book - p. 25
Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro

Question 01
Look at the phrases 1 - 9 and match them with categories a - c.

a. THE PRESENT

b. THE RECENT PAST

meaning: passado recente

c. A LONG, LONG TIME AGO IN HISTORY

meaning: há muito tempo atrás

meaning: present

Question 01
Look at the phrases 1 - 9 and match them with categories a - c.

Multiple Choice

1. From 1995 until 2004.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

2. In the Middle Ages.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

3. In this day and age.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

4. These days.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

5. In the olden days.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

6. In the last century.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

7. Not so long ago.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

8. A decade ago.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

9. Nowadays.

• a. the present

• b. the recent past

• c. a long, long time ago in history

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. C

6. B

7. B

8. B

9. A

Question 1
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