1. used to

2. We use useD to to express a habit, activity, or situation that existed in the past but which no longer exists.

3. People USED TO use camels to travel…

4. …but now they use trucks,

5. trains

6. … or planes

7. SUBJECT+USED TO+VERB(BASE FORM)
structure
SUBJECT+USED TO+VERB(BASE FORM)

8. I used to drink my tea with sugar
Affirmative:
I used to drink my tea with sugar

9. He didn’t use to drive fast
Negative
He didn’t use to drive fast

10. question
Did you use to smoke?

11. examples

12. People used to use candles…

13. … but now they use electricity.

14. There used to be small houses in my city..

15. ..but now there are a lot of skyscrapers.

16. People in Istanbul used to cross the Bosphorus by boats..

17. ..but now they use the bridge.

18. exercises

19. Write down these verbs:
to play
to take
to live
to get up
to study

20. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH USED TO AND THE VERBS.
When he was younger, he ….. tennis.
It …. six hours to travel from Istanbul to Ankara on the old road.
My parents …. in Germany.
Tom …. hard, and his grades were high.
I …. very early in the morning when I was working. I’m tired now, so I can sleep late

21. Complete the sentences as in the example
Children watch TV a lot these days, but they didn’t use to watch TV in the past because there weren’t any TVs
There is a lot of traffic in big cities now, …
He spends a lot of money now, …
It doesn’t rain much here now, …
People live a long time these days, …

22. There aren’t many people in our village now, …
These businessmen rarely play sports now, …
Grandma doesn’t bake many cookies for us anymore, …
People know that the world is round now, …

23. Complete the sentences with used to/didn’t use to and a suitable verb.
They rarely go camping now, but they used to go camping a lot in the past.
Tony …. a taxi to work, but now he drives his car.
Mrs. Wilson retired ten years ago. She …. in a chocolate factory.
He …. until midnight every night in order to get good grades.
Jane …. Poems when she was a teenager, but now she is too busy to write anything.

24. My teachers never scolded me. I always …. my homework on time.
Max …. all his money on himself, but now he gives some of it charities.
My Father …. home and …. TV, but now he usually goes fishing.
My brother …. with the other boys in the neighborhood, but now he plays with them.

25. vocabulary
Scold
Charity
skyscraper
retired

26. scold

27. charity

28. skyscraper

29. retired