Used to

Used to

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​Look at this:

• ​I used to go sailing with my dad.

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• I didn´t use to live in this town.

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• What did you use to do there?

Multiple Choice

USED TO /DIDN´T USE TO refer to ...

• the past

• the present

• the future

Multiple Choice

USED TO / DIDN´T USE TO refer to ...

• things that happened once

• things that happened repeatedly, or were true for a long time

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending:

I used to have long hair, ...

• the same as now.

• but not anymore.

Multiple Choice

We can always use past _____ instead of USED TO.

• simple

• continuous

• perfect

USE

• we use USED TO for past habits, something that was true in the past but not now

• it emphasises that the action or state is NOT what happens now

• you can always use past simple instead

• it is followed by the infinitive verb

• to make negatives, questions and short answers, use DID and DIDN´T (+ USE TO)

FORM

• affirmative - She ______ (be) good at French.

• She used to be good at French.

• negative - He ______ (not wear) glasses.

• He didn´t use to wear glasses.

• question - ____ you _______ (walk) to school?

• Did you use to walk to school?

• short answer - Yes, I did. / No, I didn´t.

Pronunciation - What´s the difference?

• She used to be good at French.

• He didn´t use to wear glasses.

• Did you use to walk to school?

• PRACTICE THE PRONUNCIATION

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Are these sentences correct?

Is USED TO used correctly?

Multiple Choice

We used to visit my grandma every weekend. She´s such a good cook and I love listening to her stories.

• CORRECT

• INCORRECT

Multiple Choice

I used to like his music before he went all hip-hop. But now...!

• CORRECT

• INCORRECT

Multiple Choice

I used to walk to school. I hate public transport and my mum doesn´t even have a car.

• CORRECT

• INCORRECT

Multiple Choice

You didn´t use to wear skirts, did you? - No, as a teenager I used to hate my legs.

• CORRECT

• INCORRECT

Get ready to fill the gaps!

No short forms, please!

Fill in the Blanks

He lived in Brazil until he was seven. He

(speak) Portuguese fluently, but he has forgotten most of it.

Fill in the Blanks

We

(not have) smartphones or even the Internet at home. To go online I had to visit the university library.

Fill in the Blanks

You used to live on the same road as me.

(you/buy) sweets in that shop on the corner?

Fill in the Blanks

She

(not do) any sport at all and now she´s in a basketball team and she loves it.

Let´s make it personal!

Write true sentences about yourself.

Open Ended

Make an affirmative sentence:

Open Ended

Make a negative sentence:

Open Ended

Make a question to ask me about my school days:

Other meanings of USED TO:

• BE USED TO ST.

• He´s lived in the UK all his life, so he is used to rain.

• Are your children used to walking a lot?

• GET USED TO ST.

• Don´t worry if your new school seems hard at first. You´ll get used to it.

• It took me a few months to get used to living in Japan.

Past habits with WOULD

• We can use WOULD + INFINITIVE to talk about a habit or repeated action in the past.

• When I lived in Italy, we would go to a little restaurant near our house.

• As a child I would visit my grandmother every weekend.

• !!! You can use it only with action verbs (not for states) !!!

• As a child I would have a dog. - WRONG!

• When my parents got married, the would live in Austria. - WRONG!