Used to...

I used to

be careless about the environment. Now, I want to protect it!

Poll

Do you have a lot of disposable plastic in your house?

• I do have a lot of disposable plastic in my house.

• I used to have a lot of disposable plastic in my house, but I don't anymore.

• I never had disposable plastic in my house.

We used to believe our planet would last forever. But, now we know it could be destroyed by our actions!

"Used to," tells us things that were true in the past but are not true in the present.

Fill in the Blanks

We ____ __ believe the earth was flat. But, now we know it is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid.

I used to think that our planet had more land than water.

But, the earth is 3 quarters of water.

Poll

Did you use to believe our planet had more land than water?

• Yes, I used to think that.

• No, I didn't use to think that.

FACTS ABOUT "USED TO":

• It is always in PAST FORM: used to, did/didn't use to, and in questions did/didn't (I, you, he/she/it, we, they) use to?

• It expresses past habits that don't happen anymore.

• It expresses things that were true in the past but are not true anymore.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence with "used to":

• I use to throw away my plastic bottles but now I recycle them.

• I used to throw away my plastic bottles but now I recycle them.

• I did used to throw away my plastic bottles but now I recycle them.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct negative sentence with "didn't use to":

• I didn't used to recycle.

• I did not use to recycle.

• I do not use to recycle.

Multiple Select

Choose the two correct questions with "did/didn't...use to?":

• Did you used to waste water?

• Didn't you use to waste water?

• Did you use to waste water?

• Didn't you used to waste water?

I used to waste a lot of water

but now I try to save it or recycle it, even if it's just a little bit.

Water can be saved and recycled too!

And we need people that save and recycle water.

Even if it's just a little bit.

Little + little + little = SOMETHING BIGGER!