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49 Underline the verbs which can be changed to used to (used to work / used to play /
used to be etc.) instead of the past simple. If no change is possible, write ‘No change’.
Rewrite the sentences with used to where possible.
1 In the winter vacation, Dan worked in a cafe while his friends were skiing.
In the winter vacation, Dan used to work in a cafe while his friends were skiing.
2 Theo cycled from Naples to Athens last summer, stopping each night in a different town.
No change
3 My mother had a favourite handbag which she had bought with her first pay cheque.
4 As Lynda was getting out of the boat, her foot slipped and she fell into the river.
5 Before the new shopping centre was built, there was a football stadium here.
6 Jamie complained that the street wasn’t full of litter until the fast food restaurant opened.
7 During our cruise I took several photos of the seabirds which followed the ship.
8 While I was waiting for the bus, I noticed a group of tourists who were listening to a guide.
9 The music in this club was terrible until they installed a new sound system.
10 I spent a lot of time helping with the housework when I was a kid, but my sister didn’t help
at all.
11 The politicians made lots of promises before the election but kept none of them, as usual.
50 Write true sentences about yourself with used to or didn’t use to and the words from
the box.
cinema computer games friends grandparents
homework jeans music restaurants
1 I used to go on holiday with my parents, but now I go with my friends.
2 I didn’t use to wear jeans when I was a child.
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