Exercise: Rewrite the sentence using "used to"
1. Toan loved playing badminton when he was small.
2. She went to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
3. My hair was long and black 5 years ago. Now it’s short and yellow.
4. His father was a teacher in our school. Now he is retired.
5. Folk songs were so popular in the past. Now they aren’t anymore.
6. There was less traffic congestion 10 years ago. Now it becomes more common.
7. My grandmother was the prettiest girl in the village.
8. My room was blue last year. Now I’ve painted it pink.
9. This singer had little money when she was small.
10. People wrote letters to each other. Now they have mobile phones.
Exercise: Rewrite the sentence using "used to"
1. Toan loved playing badminton when he was small.
toan used to love playing badminton when he was small.
2. She went to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
she used to go to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
3. My hair was long and black 5 years ago. Now it’s short and yellow.
my hair used to be long and black 5 years ago.
4. His father was a teacher in our school. Now he is retired.
his father used to be a teacher in our school.
5. Folk songs were so popular in the past. Now they aren’t anymore.
folk son used to be so popular in the past.
6. There was less traffic congestion 10 years ago. Now it becomes more common.
there used to be less traffic congestion 10 years ago.
7. My grandmother was the prettiest girl in the village.
my grandmother used to be the prettiest girl in the village.
8. My room was blue last year. Now I’ve painted it pink.
my room was used to be blue last year
9. This singer had little money when she was small.
this singer used to have little money when she was small.
10. People wrote letters to each other. Now they have mobile phones.
people used to write letters to each other.
toan used to playing badminton when he was small.
she used to go to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
my hair used to long and black 5 years ago.
.his father used to be a teacher in our school.
folk songs used to be so popular in the past.
there used to be less traffic congestion 10 years ago.
my grandmother used to be the prettiest girl in the village.
my room used to be blue last year.
this singer used to have little money when she was small.
people used to write letters to each other.
1. Toan loved playing badminton when he was small.
=> Toan used to love playing badminton when he was small.
2. She went to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
=> She used to go to school on foot when she was 15 years old.
3. My hair was long and black 5 years ago.
=> My hair used to be long and black 5 years ago. Now it’s short and yellow.
4. His father was a teacher in our school.
=> His father used to be a teacher in our school. Now he is retired.
5. Folk songs were so popular in the past.
6. There was less traffic congestion 10 years ago. Now it becomes more common.
=> There used to be less traffic congestion 10 years ago.
7. My grandmother was the prettiest girl in the village.
=> My grandmother used to be the prettiest girl in the village.
8. My room was blue last year. Now I’ve painted it pink.
=> My room used to be blue last year.
9. This singer had little money when she was small.
=> This singer used to have little money when she was small.
10. People wrote letters to each other. Now they have mobile phones.
=> People used to write letters to each other.
