Used to ( I used to do ) Exercises

UNIT 24 Exercises

24.1    Complete each sentence with used to . . .

Example: Dennis doesn't smoke anymore, but he used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.

1.    The baby doesn't cry so much now, but she_________________________every night.

2.    She________________________my best friend, but we aren't friends anymore.

3.    We live in Barcelona now, but we__________________________in Madrid.

4.    Now there's only one cafe in the village, but there _____________________three.
 
5.    When I was a child I_________________________ice cream, but I don't like it now.

6. Now Tom has a car. He________________________a motorcycle.


24.2    Write some sentences about a man who changed his lifestyle. Ron stopped doing some things and started doing other things.


                       {   running three miles every morning
He stopped   {   studying hard
                       {   going to bed early


                      {   spending a lot of money
He started   {   staying out late
                      {   smoking


Make sentences like these:

Examples:  He used to study hard.

                    He never used to smoke, or He didn't use to smoke.


1.  __________________________________________________________________________________

2.  __________________________________________________________________________________

3.  __________________________________________________________________________________

4.  __________________________________________________________________________________


24.3   Write sentences about the present. Remember there is no present tense of used to.

Examples: Ron used to study hard, but now he doesn't study very hard
                   Ron didn't use to smoke, but now he smokes

1.   Mark used to play tennis a lot, but now__________________________________________________________

2.   Mary never used to drink coffee, but now________________________________________________________

3.   Jill didn't use be fat, but now__________________________________________________________________

4.   Jack didn't use to go out much, but now________________________________________________________

24.4   Ask some questions. Mr. Park is an old man now. You are asking someone what he used to do when he was younger.

Example: I know he doesn't smoke now, but did he use to smoke?

1.   I know he doesn't play the piano now, but_____________________________________?

2.   I know he isn't very rich now,but____________________________________________?

3.   I know he doesn't go out very often these days, but_____________________________________________?

4.   I know he doesn't dance these days, but_____________________________________________________?

5.   I know he doesn't have many friends now, but__________________________________________________?




















Answers




 
24.1

1- used to cry.

2- used to be.

3- used to live.

4- used to be.

5- used to eat.

6- used to have.

24.2

1- he used to go to bed early.

2- he used run three miles every morning.

3- he didn't use to stay out late.

4- he didn't use to spend a lot of money

24.3

1- he doesn't play tennis a lot

2- she doesn't drinks coffee

3- he is fat

4- he goes out a lot

24.4

1- did he use to play the play?

2- did he use to be rich?

3- did he use to go out?

4- did he use to dance?

5- did he use to have many friends?