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Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to”

  1. I know this town well. We  (visit) here a lot when I was younger.
  2. You  (love) swimming. Why don’t you like it now?
  3. Your dad is fantastic at football.  he  (play) a lot?
  4. Our town  (have) good sports facilities, but now there’s a great new sports centre.
  5. She sounds American.  she  (live) in the USA?
  6. I  (argue) a lot with my dad, but we get on really well now.
  7. He speaks Spanish really well because he  (go) to university in Madrid.
  8. I  (be) interested in films, but I go to the cinema a lot now.
  9. My mum  (make) dinner every night, but now my dad cooks at weekends.
  10. My grandparents  (go) abroad at all, but these days, they often visit other countries.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to”. Use the word in brackets and any other necessary word.

  1. (sea) , but we live near it now.
  2. (glasses) , but I wear them now.
  3. (milk) , but I don’t drink it now.
  4. (dogs) , but I’m not afraid of them now.
  5. (stamps) , but he doesn’t collect them now.
  6. (teacher) , but she isn’t one now.
  7. (Japanese) , but she speaks it now.

Look at the pictures of Jackie twenty years ago. Complete the questions with the correct form of used to and the verbs below. Then write the answers.

go          have      live        play        sleep             wear          work

  1.  in London?

  1.  short hair?

  1.  in a shop?

  1.  football at weekends?

  1.  a tracksuit?

  1.  skiing in the winter?

  1.  in a hotel?

Complete the dialogues with the correct form of “used to” and the verbs in brackets.

  1. A.  (you / watch) a lot of cartoons when you were a child?

B. No, I  (not watch) much television. I  (play) outside with my friends when I could.

  1. A. My brother has got a new job in a shop.

B. Really? What ? (he / do)

A. He  (work) in a factory, but he  (not like) it very much.

  1. A. Where  (you and your family / spend) the summer holidays?

B. We  (not have) a family holiday because my parents were working. But my brother and I  (go) and stay with my grandparents in the country.

Complete the sentences with “used to” or “get used to”.

  1. My sister  cry a lot when she was a baby.
  2. Mike has just moved to the city from the country and he can’t  the noise.
  3. I’ll never  wearing contact lenses. To be honest, I prefer my glasses.
  4. We  live in a small flat, but we’ve recently moved to a house.
  5. I  see my best friend every day, but now I’m too busy.
  6. You’ll have to  drinking tea if you go and live in the UK.

Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of “used to” and the verbs in the box.

be         like           play         read         share         walk            wear

  1. I  to school, but now I ride my bike.
  2. We’ve got a bedroom each in our new house. We  a room in our old house.
  3. Our team  very well, but now we’re top of the league!
  4.  your parents  you a bedtime story when you were younger?
  5. I  history, but now I love it.
  6.  Rupert  your best friend?
  7. I  glasses, but now I can’t see without them.

Complete the sentences with “used to” or the correct form of “be used to”.

  1. Jenny didn’t like her new haircut at first, but now she  it.
  2. I  be quite fat, but I lost a lot of weight last year.
  3. Rob’s an important businessman. He  wearing suits every day.
  4. We lived in Kenya for six years so we  cold weather.
  5. You haven’t rung me for ages. You  call me every day!
  6. I  answering the phone because I’m a receptionist.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of used to and the verbs below.

be          be          have          not have          not use          not want

  1. She  married, but she isn’t married any more.
  2. He  short hair, but now it’s really short!
  3. In the past, people  social media, but now they use it all the time.
  4. ‘You  a motorbike, did you?’ No, but I want one now.’
  5. My favourite actor  a moustache, but he shaved it off.
  6. I’m not scared of spiders, but I  when I was younger.

Complete the second sentence with used to so that it means the same as the first.

  1. Ten years ago, this shopping centre wasn’t here.

Ten years ago, this shopping centre didn’t  here.

  1. I thought he once lived in New York.

Didn’t  in New York?

  1. When I was learning to play chess, I lost a lot of games.

I  when I was learning to play chess.

  1. Originally, he wanted to be a professional footballer.

 to be a professional footballer.

  1. Wasn’t she a waitress in the past?

Didn’t  a waitress?

  1. He’s only had a sports car since he became famous.

Before he became famous, he  a sports car.

Complete the text with used to or would and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both are possible.

In the past, people (1)  (find) fame by being an actor, a sports star, a singer and so on. And even very talented people (2)  (know) that they’d only get a ‘big break’ by achieving something really special that brought them to the public’s attention. Before the rise of social media, people (3)  (not become) famous just for being famous. There (4)  (not be) celebrities like Justin Bieber, who rose to fame after posting videos of himself online. But there’s a downside – perhaps careers (5)  (not rise) so fast, but they also (6)  (not crash) so spectacularly; nowadays a damaging story or photo can go viral on the internet in minutes. And in the past, the famous at least had some privacy and (7)  (not need) to be available to their fans on Twitter 24/7!

Complete the sentences with used to or would and the correct form of the verbs below. There may be more than one possible answer.

bite  –        eat  –        know –         make  –        not think  –        visit

  1. I  a lot of meat, but I prefer vegetarian food now.
  2. We  my grandparents every week when I was a child.
  3. Eva  about travelling the world until she went to Holland last year.
  4. She  her fingernails, but she grew out of it.
  5. My aunt  her own clothes when she was a student.
  6. I  how to speak French, but I’ve forgotten now.

Complete the sentences to suggest criticism using would and a verb from the box.

have

insist

leave

run

spend

  1. I warned her not to swim in that river, but she  on doing it.
  2. I didn’t want to complain about my neighbours, but they  such noisy parties.
  3. It’s hardly surprising she failed her exams – she  so much time reading magazines.
  4. I spent weeks trying to train my dog, but it  off whenever we went out.
  5. My grandfather was so vain! In spite of his poor eyesight, he  the house without his glasses.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to”

  1. I know this town well. We used to visit (visit) here a lot when I was younger.
  2. You used to love (love) swimming. Why don’t you like it now?
  3. Your dad is fantastic at football. Did he use to play (play) a lot?
  4. Our town used to have (have) good sports facilities, but now there’s a great new sports centre.
  5. She sounds American. Did she use to live (live) in the USA?
  6. I used to argue (argue) a lot with my dad, but we get on really well now.
  7. He speaks Spanish really well because he used to go (go) to university in Madrid.
  8. I /didn’t/ did not/ use to be (be) interested in films, but I go to the cinema a lot now.
  9. My mum used to make (make) dinner every night, but now my dad cooks at weekends.
  10. My grandparents /didn’t/ did not/ use to go (go) abroad at all, but these days, they often visit other countries.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to”. Use the word in brackets and any other necessary word.

  1. (sea) We /didn’t/ did not/ use to live near the sea, but we live near it now.
  2. (glasses) I /didn’t/ did not/ use to wear glasses, but I wear them now.
  3. (milk) I used to drink milk, but I don’t drink it now.
  4. (dogs) I used to be afraid of dogs, but I’m not afraid of them now.
  5. (stamps) He used to collect stamps, but he doesn’t collect them now.
  6. (teacher) She used to be a teacher, but she isn’t one now.
  7. (Japanese) She /didn’t/ did not/ use to speak Japanese, but she speaks it now.

Look at the pictures of Jackie twenty years ago. Complete the questions with the correct form of used to and the verbs below. Then write the answers.

go          have      live        play        sleep             wear          work

  1. Did she use to live in London?

No, she used to live in Paris.

  1. Did she use to have short hair?

No, she used to have long hair.

  1. Did she use to work in a shop?

No, she used to work in a café.

  1. Did she use to play football at weekends?

No, she used to play tennis.

  1. Did she use to wear a tracksuit?

No, she used to wear shorts and a T-shirt.

  1. Did she use to go skiing in the winter?

No, she used to go horse riding in the winter.

  1. Did she use to sleep in a hotel?

No, she used to sleep in a tent.

Complete the dialogues with the correct form of “used to” and the verbs in brackets.

  1. A. Did you use to watch (you / watch) a lot of cartoons when you were a child?

B. No, I /didn’t/ did not/ use to watch (not watch) much television. I used to play (play) outside with my friends when I could.

  1. A. My brother has got a new job in a shop.

B. Really? What did he use to do? (he / do)

A. He used to work (work) in a factory, but he /didn’t/did not/ use to like (not like) it very much.

  1. A. Where did you and your family use to spend (you and your family / spend) the summer holidays?

B. We /didn’t/did not/ use to have (not have) a family holiday because my parents were working. But my brother and I used to go (go) and stay with my grandparents in the country.

Complete the sentences with “used to” or “get used to”.

  1. My sister used to cry a lot when she was a baby.
  2. Mike has just moved to the city from the country and he can’t get used to the noise.
  3. I’ll never get used to wearing contact lenses. To be honest, I prefer my glasses.
  4. We used to live in a small flat, but we’ve recently moved to a house.
  5. I used to see my best friend every day, but now I’m too busy.
  6. You’ll have to get used to drinking tea if you go and live in the UK.

Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of “used to” and the verbs in the box.

be         like           play         read         share         walk            wear

  1. I used to walk to school, but now I ride my bike.
  2. We’ve got a bedroom each in our new house. We used to share a room in our old house.
  3. Our team /didn’t/ did not/ use to play very well, but now we’re top of the league!
  4. Did your parents use to read you a bedtime story when you were younger?
  5. I /didn’t/ did not/ use to like history, but now I love it.
  6. Did Rupert use to be your best friend?
  7. I /didn’t/ did not/ use to wear glasses, but now I can’t see without them.

Complete the sentences with “used to” or the correct form of “be used to”.

  1. Jenny didn’t like her new haircut at first, but now she /’s / is/ used to it.
  2. I used to be quite fat, but I lost a lot of weight last year.
  3. Rob’s an important businessman. He /’s / is/ used to wearing suits every day.
  4. We lived in Kenya for six years so we /aren’t/ are not/ used to cold weather.
  5. You haven’t rung me for ages. You used to call me every day!
  6. I /’m / am/ used to answering the phone because I’m a receptionist.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of used to and the verbs below.

be          be          have          not have          not use          not want

  1. She used to be married, but she isn’t married any more.
  2. He /did not/didn’t/ use to have short hair, but now it’s really short!
  3. In the past, people /did not/didn’t/ use to use social media, but now they use it all the time.
  4. ‘You /did not/didn’t/ use to want a motorbike, did you?’ No, but I want one now.’
  5. My favourite actor used to have a moustache, but he shaved it off.
  6. I’m not scared of spiders, but I used to be when I was younger.

Complete the second sentence with used to so that it means the same as the first.

  1. Ten years ago, this shopping centre wasn’t here.

Ten years ago, this shopping centre didn’t use to be here.

  1. I thought he once lived in New York.

Didn’t he use to live in New York?

  1. When I was learning to play chess, I lost a lot of games.

I used to lose a lot of games when I was learning to play chess.

  1. Originally, he wanted to be a professional footballer.

He used to want to be a professional footballer.

  1. Wasn’t she a waitress in the past?

Didn’t she use to be a waitress?

  1. He’s only had a sports car since he became famous.

Before he became famous, he /did not/didn’t/ use to have a sports car.

Complete the text with used to or would and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both are possible.

In the past, people (1) /used to find/would find/ (find) fame by being an actor, a sports star, a singer and so on. And even very talented people (2) used to know (know) that they’d only get a ‘big break’ by achieving something really special that brought them to the public’s attention. Before the rise of social media, people (3) /did not use to/didn’t use to/woud not/wouldn’t/ become (not become) famous just for being famous. There (4) /did not/didn’t/ use to be (not be) celebrities like Justin Bieber, who rose to fame after posting videos of himself online. But there’s a downside – perhaps careers (5) /did not/didn’t/ use to rise (not rise) so fast, but they also (6) /did not/didn’t/ use to crash (not crash) so spectacularly; nowadays a damaging story or photo can go viral on the internet in minutes. And in the past, the famous at least had some privacy and (7) /didn’t/did not/ use to need (not need) to be available to their fans on Twitter 24/7!

Complete the sentences with used to or would and the correct form of the verbs below. There may be more than one possible answer.

bite  –        eat  –        know –         make  –        not think  –        visit

  1. I used to eat a lot of meat, but I prefer vegetarian food now.
  2. We /used to/would/’d/ visit my grandparents every week when I was a child.
  3. Eva /did not/didn’t/ use to think about travelling the world until she went to Holland last year.
  4. She /would/’d/used to/ bite her fingernails, but she grew out of it.
  5. My aunt /used to/would/’d/ make her own clothes when she was a student.
  6. I used to know how to speak French, but I’ve forgotten now.

Complete the sentences to suggest criticism using would and a verb from the box.

have

insist

leave

run

spend

  1. I warned her not to swim in that river, but she /would/’d/ insist on doing it.
  2. I didn’t want to complain about my neighbours, but they /would/’d/ have such noisy parties.
  3. It’s hardly surprising she failed her exams – she /would/’d/ spend so much time reading magazines.
  4. I spent weeks trying to train my dog, but it /would/’d/ run off whenever we went out.
  5. My grandfather was so vain! In spite of his poor eyesight, he /would/’d/ leave the house without his glasses.

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