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Grammar

used to

1 Complete the sentences with one of the phrases from the box.

use to have used to work used to sing used to walk use to like used to do

1 I .................................... in a band, but now I work in a bank.
2 We didn’t .................................... each other, but now we’re married!
3 Jess didn’t .................................... a laptop, but she got one for her birthday.
4 I .................................... my homework by hand, but now I use a computer.
5 My father .................................... for a big company, but now he’s retired.
6 People .................................... a lot, but now they drive everywhere.

2 There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.

1 I am used to have a bike when I was young, but now I have a car.
2 We had a dog three years ago, but now we used to have a cat.
3 I didn’t used to like coffee, but now I drink it every morning.
4 She used to likes winter, but now she prefers the summer.
5 Did you used to have long hair?
6 We always use to go to the beach in the summer, but now we go to the mountains.
3 Complete each sentence with the correct form of used to and the word in brackets.

1 ...................................................... your parents ...................................................... (give) you money before
you started going to school?
2 Most people ...................................................... (not travel) by plane.
3 Computers ...................................................... (be) very expensive, but now they are much cheaper.
4 She ...................................................... (live) in a small village, but now she lives in the capital.
5 ...................................................... your grandparents ...................................................... (tell) you stories?
6 ...................................................... you ...................................................... (watch) a lot of TV?

4 Write sentences about George using used to and the prompts below.

(long/short hair)
1980 1 ..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
George used to have long hair, but now he has
..................................................................................................
short hair.

(glasses)
2 ..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................

3 ..................................................................................................
(London/Paris)
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................

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