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?  

Used to ( I used to do )

UNIT 24 Used to (I used to do)

A.   Study this example situation:

This is Dennis. He gave up smoking two years ago. He no longer smokes.

But he used to smoke. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.

He used to smoke means that he smoked regularly for some time in the past, but he doesn't smoke now.

We use used to with the base form (used to do /used to smoke, etc.) to say that something happened regularly in the past but no longer happens:

• I used to play tennis a lot, but now I'm too lazy.

• "Do you go to the movies very often?''         ''Not now, but I used to.''

• Sue used to travel a lot. These days she doesn't go away very often.

We also use used to for past situations (that no longer exist):

• We used to live in a small village, but now we live in Milan.

• This building is now a furniture store. It used to be a movie theater.

• Do you see that hill over there? There used to be a castle on that hill.

• I've started drinking tea lately. I never used to like it before.

• Ann used to have long hair, but she cut it some time ago.                           

B.   Used to + base form is always past. There is no present. You cannot say ''I use to do." For the present, use the simple present (I do). Compare the present and past:

past                       he used to smoke                    we used to live                         there used to be

present                 he smokes                                 we live                                         there is



C.   The normal question form is did . . . use to . . . ?

• Did you use to eat a lot of candy when you were a child?

The negative form is didn't use to . . . (or never used to)

• Jim didn't use to go out very often until he met Jill. (or never used to go out)

D.   Be careful not to confuse I used to do and I am used to doing. The structures
and meanings are different:

• I used to live alone. (= I lived alone but I no longer live alone.)

• I am used to living alone (= I live alone and don't find it strange or new because I've been living alone for some time.)