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5 B GRAMMAR BANK

present and past habits and states: usually and used to
used to or sim ple past?
We can use used to or simple past for
1 I usually get up at 8:00 d u rin g the week. 3 17))) repeated actions or states, and the meaning
I don’t normally go out d u rin g the week. is the same.
H ouses in the suburbs usually have yards. I used to live in Miami as a child. / I lived In
Do you normally walk to w ork? Miami as a child.
2 W e used to go to the beach for o u r vacations w hen I was a child. But if the action happened only once, or we
mention exact dates or number of times, we
H e didn’t use to do any exercise, but now he run s m arathons.
have to use simple past.
I never used to like hockey, but I w atch it every week now.
I went to Paris last year. NOT / used to go to
W e used to be close friends, but we don't ta lk to each other anym ore.
Paris last year.
T h a t b u ild in g used to be a restaurant, but it closed dow n last year.
Jack caught the train to Chicago four times
Did they use to live dow ntow n?
last week. NOT Jack used to catch the train to
Didn’t you use to have long hair? Chicago four times last week.
anymore and any longer
1 F o r present habits we can use usually o r normally + sim ple present.
N O T I used to get tip at 8:00. We often use not...anymore / any longer
(= not now) with the simple present to
2 F o r past habits we use used to / didn’t use to + base form . contrast with used to.
• used to does not exist in the present tense. N O T fttse fo-get tip at 8:00 I used to go to the gym, but I don't (go)
during the week. anymore / any longer.
• W e use used to fo r things that were true over a period o f tim e in the be used to and get used to
past. Used to often refers to som ething that is not true now. Don't confuse used to / didn't use to (do
I used to play a lot o f sports. (= 1 played a lo t o f sports for a period o f tim e something) with be used to or get used to
in the past, but now' I d on’t.) (doing something).
• used to I didn’t use to can be used w ith action verbs (e.g., go, do) and I am used to getting up early every day.
(= I am accustomed to it. I always do it, so it is
nonaction verbs (e.g., be, have).
not a problem for me.)
• W e can also use the sim ple past to describe past habits (often w ith an
Lola can't get used to living in the US.
adverb o f frequency). (= She can’t get accustomed to it. It is a
W e (often) went to the beach for our vacations when I was a child. problem for her.)
I lived downtown until I got married.

a C o m p le te w ith used to (0. El o r |T|) a n d a v e rb fr o m th e list. b A r e the h ig h lig h te d v e rb fo rm s r ig h t / o r
w ro n g X ? C o r r e c t th e w ro n g ones.
argue be get along go out have
like hve speak spend wear work S o n y a use to see M ic h a e l every day. X used
to see

S o n y a used to live in N e w Y o rk C ity , b u t later she m oved to 1 H is parents used to sp lit up after he w as born.
N e w Jersey. 0 2 D o you u su a lly te ll a close frie n d about y o u r
1 W e _________ a lo t in co m m o n , b u t n o w w e ’re co m pletely pro b lem s?
d iffe re n t. 0 3 M y sister d id n 't use to w an t c h ild re n , but

2 I _________ m u ch tim e o n lin e , but no w I’m addicted to Facebook. 0 n o w she has four!
3 _________ y o u r fia n c e __________glasses? H e lo o ks d ifferent now. [T] 4 I d id n 't used to lik e m y m a th teacher w h en 1
4 I _________ w ith m y classm ates, b u t n o w I spend a ll m y tim e w ith w as in school.
m y b o y frie n d . 0 5 T h e y used to go o n v acatio n every year.
5 W h e r e _________ y o u r h u sb a n d __________before he got the job in 6 T h a t couple has th ree kids, so they d o n ’t use
the b a n k? U] to go o ut at night.

6 M y sister lo st a lo t o f w eig ht. S h e _________ so slim . 0 7 W h e re d id y o u r parents use to m eet w hen
7 _________ y o u __________a lo t w ith y o u r parents w h en you w ere a they firs t w ent out?
teenager? [7] 8 M y husband use to w o rk fo r a bank, but no w

8 I _________ Japanese fo o d , but now' I eat a lo t o f sushi. GO he's unem ployed.
9 L a u ra _________ w ell w ith her room m ate, but now they don’t talk to 9 W e love the theater. W e u s u a lly go to a play
each other. 0 at least once a m onth.

10 M y e x _________to m e, but n o w he c a lls m e a lot. Q < p . 4 9

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