GRAMMAR UNIT10

Something used to happen: something happened regularly in the past but no longer happens. We also say used to when something was true but isn’t true anymore. Dennis stopped smoking two years ago. He doesn’t smoke anymore. But he used to smoke. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.

 I used to do something is past. There is no present form. You cannot say “I use to do”.  To talk about a habit in the present, use the Simple Present.  The question form is Did use to…?  Did you use to eat a lot of candy when you were little?  No, I didn’t use to eat a lot of candy back then. PASTHE USED TO SMOKE WE USED TO LIVETHERE USED TO BE PRESENTHE SMOKESWE LIVETHERE IS

 I travel a lot  I play the piano  I’m very lazy  I don’t like cheese  I’ve got a dog  I’m a hotel receptionist  I’ve got lots of friends.  I never read newspapers.  I don’t drink tea.  I go to a lot of tea parties I eat lots of cheese now I work very hard these days. I don’t know many people these days. I work in a bookshop now. I don’t go away much these days My dog died two years ago. I read a newspaper every day now. I haven’t been to a party for ages I haven’t played the piano for years Tea’s great ! I like it now/ He used to TRAVEL A LOT, but HE DOESN’T GO AWAY MUCH THESE DAYS. Now write the sentences using USED TO, DIDN’T USE TO, NEVER USED TO

 I used to play tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago.  Do you do any sport? Yes, I play basketball  “Do you have a car?” No, I ______ one but I sold it.  George __________ a waiter. Now he’s the manager of the hotel.  “Do you go to work by car?” Sometimes but most days I__________by train  When I was a child, I never ___________meat, but I eat it now.  Jerry loves watching TV. She _________TV every evening.  We_____________ near the airport but we moved to the city center a few years ago.  Normally I start work at 7 o’clock, so I _________up very early.  What games _____you__________when you were a child?