I. Look at the information about Jane below. Make sentences with used to and didn’t use to.

Five years ago Today

I’m a hotel receptionist.
I’ve got a lot of friends.
I never read newspapers.
I travel a lot.
I play volleyball.
I don’t love cooking.
I wear make-up.
I don’t drink tea.

I work in a bookshop.
I don’t know many people.
I read newspapers every day.
I don’t go away much.
I play badminton.
I like to cook Chinese dishes.
I wear no make-up at all.
Tea’s great! I like it.

Jane used to be a hotel receptionist, but now she works in a bookshop.
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Look at the information about Jane below . Make sentences with used to and didn't t

 * Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

1. When I was a child I ………………………………of being an astronaut.
2. Tuberculosis – TB – ………………………………a lot of people. It was a fatal disease.
3. In many places in the world, people ………………………………cloth with natural materials.
4. The farmers in my home village ………………………………rice home on trucks. They used buffalo- driven carts.
5. In the countryside in Viet Nam, families ………………………………extended, i.e. three or more generations lived together in the same house.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of USED TO
1. Nicola ................ (travel) a lot, but she prefers to stay at home these days.
2. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He ................ (smoke) a packet of cigarettes a day.
3. There ................ (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
4. They moved to the city last year. They ................ (live) in a small village.
5. Sophie ................ (ride) a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
6. We moved to Spain a few years ago. We ................ (live) in Paris.
7. I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I ................ (eat) a lot when I was a child.
8. Jackie ................ (be) my best friend, but we don't get along well anymore.

Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

Tuberculosis – TB – ……………………… a lot of people. It was a fatal disease.

Look at the pictures of Michael in the past and Michael now. Use the ideas in 1 - 6 to write sentences about his life ten years ago. Use affirmative and negative forms of used to.

live in London

Hi didn't to live in London.

1. work in an office                                        4. wear smart clothes

2. have longer hair                                         5. wear glasses

3. live in the USA                                           6. like playing games