Exercise 2: Complete these sentences with used to or didn't use to.

1. When Jane was young, she (go).............. swimming in the river but now she doesn't go swimming any more.

2........ you (cry.......) so much when you were a baby?

3. My young sister (be).............. afraid of dogs but now she isn't.

4. They (not like).............. her but they are best friends now.

5.Mr.Johnson (have)....... a car , but last year, he sold it and bought a new one.

6. My aunt (go)....... to work by motorbike.

7. People (not talk).............. on the phone many hundred years ago.

8. My parents (live).............. in Hue, but now we are living in HCMC.

9. Her father (take).............. them to the zoo when he was alive.

10. People (not think).............. that the earth was round.

II. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) _____ a packet of cigarettes a day.

2. There (be) _____ a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.

3. Mr. An (not/ drink) coffee when he was young but he likes it now.

4. Peter (have) _____ a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.

5. I (not/ like) her but we are best friends now.

6. They came to live in the city last year. They (live) ______ in a small village in the country.

7. My sister (play) ______ tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.

8. When I was a child I (not/ study) ______ hard

II. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) _____ a packet of cigarettes a day.

2. There (be) _____ a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.

3. Mr. An (not/ drink) coffee when he was young but he likes it now.

4. Peter (have) _____ a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.

5. I (not/ like) her but we are best friends now.

6. They came to live in the city last year. They (live) ______ in a small village in the country.

7. My sister (play) ______ tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.

8. When I was a child I (not/ study) ______ hard

Rewrite these sentences with “used to” :

1. There was a big tree in this field, but now there isn’t any tree.

ð    ______________________________________________________________ 2. I often went swimming , but now I don’t go any more.

ð    ______________________________________________________________ 3. My father gave up smoking two years ago, but now he doesn’t any longer. ð ______________________________________________________________

4. There was a movie theater here but now it closes.

ð ______________________________________________________________

5. My sister often played tennis a lot, but she doesn’t play very often now. ð ______________________________________________________________ 6. When I was a child, I studied hard, but now don’t any more.

ð ______________________________________________________________

7. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more.

ð    ______________________________________________________________ 8. John lived

I . complete the following sentences with used to or didn't use to

1. I often play chess now . I ............ ( not play ) chess when I was young

2. my brother ........... ( play ) soccer a lot but he doesn't play anymore

3. Peter often walks to school now . He ............. ( not walk ) to school two years ago

4. She likes eating durian now . She ............ ( not eat ) durian when she was young

5. I ............. ( not like ) her but we are best friends now

6. When I was a child , I ................( study ) hard

7. I often drink coffee now . I ............( not drink ) before

8. I ............. ( go ) fishing but now I don't go fishing anymore

9. My father gave up smoking a year ago . He .......... ( smoke ) twenty cigarettes a day

10. there .......... ( be ) a bridge here but it collapsed a long time ago

VI . Review the sentences using “used to”

1.My father lived in small village when she was a girl.

My father …………………………………………………………………………

2. There are more vehicles on the roads now.

There did not …………………………………………………………………………

3.We cycled to school two years ago.

We ………………………………………………………………………………….

4.There did not use to be many traffic accidents before.

Now there are ……………………………………………………………………….

5.My brother went swimming when he was a child.

My brother ……………………………………………………………………………

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use................................................................................................... ?
7. Linda doesn’t live with her parents any more.
Linda used ......................................................................................................
8. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
I used..............................................................................................................
9. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used ..........................................................................................................
10. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair used .................................................................................

1 rewrite the sentence with 'used to +v' or 'be/ get used to +v_ing '

1 Dennis gave up smoking three years ago

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2 My parents lived in the USA when tey were young

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3 Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more

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4 when he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion

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Ex2: Complete sentences, using the correct verb.
6. We used to (live)……… in a flat when I was a child
7. People didn’t (used to)……… have mobile phones 20years ago.
8. (Do)………. Jim use to go swimming every weekend?
9. My father used to smoke but he (give up)……… five years ago.
10. Lily (not/ used to/ cook)………. much, but now she makes dinner
every day.
11. Did there use to (be)……. a supermarket on the corner?
12. People (not/ used to/ buy)……… so much stuff as they do today.
13. Are you used to (eat)…………fresh fish when you come here?
14. I used to (go)…….. to bed very late but not anymore!
15. Which TV programme …….. you (used to/ watch)………… most when
you were little?

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang? Did you use ............................................................................................? 2.Linda doesn't live with her parents any more. Linda used .............................................................................................. 3.I don't have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school. I used ........................................................................................................ 4.He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman. He used .................................................................................................... 5.They didn't often go to the cinema every Sunday last year. They didn't use ....................................................................................... 6.My hair now is much longer than that in the past. In the past my hair used ........................................................................ 7.I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't. I used ......................................................................................................................