Used To (Past Habits)
Talking about things that were true or that you did regularly in the past, but not now.
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1. I ___ play football when I was young.
2. She ___ live in London.
3. Did you ___ smoke?
4. I didn’t ___ like vegetables, but now I do.
5. We ___ go to the beach every summer.
6. He ___ be very shy, but he’s confident now.
7. They ___ to visit us every weekend.
8. ___ you used to play an instrument?
9. She’s used to ___ up early now (she’s a nurse).
10. I ___ hate coffee, but now I drink it every day.
Answer key — Used To (Past Habits) (B1)
- B — used to. Used to + base form describes a past habit that has stopped.
- B — used to. Used to + base form for a past state that is no longer true.
- A — use to. Questions with used to use did + use to (base form).
- A — use to. Negative: didn’t + use to (base form).
- B — used to. Used to + base form for a repeated past action.
- B — used to. Used to describes a past state that has changed.
- B — used. Used to + base form: used to visit.
- A — Did. Questions with used to use did.
- B — getting. Be used to + -ing means to be accustomed to something — different from used to + base form.
- B — used to. Used to + base form for a past habit that changed.
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