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!

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!