*Make sentences with USED TO describing the pictures, following the model:

1 My cousin used to buy lots of toys when he was a kid. ( - My cousin / he - a kid)
2 My brother and I didn’t use to surf when we went to the beach. (× My brother and I / we - to the beach )
3 Did your friends use to play chess when you were younger? (? Your friends you - younger)

*See the grammar notes on page 2 .

1 2 3 4 5 6

pretend to be read sitting on the have pillow fights splash in the play football
a rock star ground win sprint races with friends. puddles

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My cousin used to pretend to be a rock star when she was five years old.
( my cousin / she -five years old)
2.............................................................................................................................
Tim didn't use to read sitting on the ground when he was the 2nd ....................
year.
(× Tim / he - the 2nd year)
3.................................................................................................................................................
Did your brother Charlie use to win sprint races when he lived in Italy?
play pin the
tail on the donkey
(? your brother Charlie / he – live- Italy)
play volleyball
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Did you and your sister use to have pillow fights with friends when your
family lived abroad? (? you and your sister / your family - live abroad)
9 10 My friend Samantha didn't use to splash in the 5 puddles when she was at
5.................................................................................................................................................
primary school. (× my friend Samantha / she – primary school)
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You and Andrew used to play football when you lived in Brazil. ....................
(  You and Andrew / you – live - Brazil)
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Did Silvia and Martha use to play volleyball when they were at secondary .....
school? (? Sylvia and Martha / they – secondary school)
pray before play marbles My sister Chris used to play pin the tail on the donkey when she was at birthday
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going to bed parties.
( my sister Chris / at birthday parties)
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Ann didn't use to pray before going to bed when she was eight.
11 12 fold the laundry
(× Ann / she – eight)
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Did you and your brother use to play marbles when you were ...........................
on holiday?
(? you and your brother / you- on holiday)
11...........................................................................................................................
Susan's little brother didn't use to do cartwheels when he was ................ at nursery school.
(× Susan’s little brother / he – nursery school)
play hide and 12........................................................................................................................... ..................
do cartwheels All of us used to play hide and seek when we went to school kids.
seek
( All of us / we – school kids)
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Did Michael use to wear bunny slippers when he was three years ................
old?
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(? Michael / he – three years old)
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I used to love playing detective games when I lived in Scotland. ....................
( I / I – live in Scotland)
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I didn't use to like playing with dolls when I was eight. ......................
(x I - like playing with dolls / I – eight)
love playing
wear bunny
detective games
slippers
 Notes

Express past habits and states with USED TO.

Used to refers to things that happened at an earlier

Use the present simple and add usually to express
stage of our lives and are now finished. habits in the present.

They usually have tea together on Fridays.

Forms:

Affirmative: I used to live in Denmark when I was a child.

Negative: I didn’t use to speak English when I was younger.
Interrogative: Did you use to stay home at weekends?
Short answer: No, I didn’t.

Write about three habits you (or someone you know) had when you were
younger.

1 .....................................................................................................................
I used to play baseball when I was eight years old.

I used to play the flute when I was a teenager

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I used to run in the afternoon in my free time
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Now, write about three habits you or someone you know have/has at present.

1 ..............................................................................................................................
I usually play soccer every day

2 ..............................................................................................................................
I usually go to university punctual

3 ..............................................................................................................................
I usually play video games with mi friend at night