The document provides information about using the phrase "used to" to talk about past habits or actions that are no longer true. It includes examples of using "used to" in positive and negative sentences, as well as in question form. Various vocabulary examples are given to illustrate how "used to" describes something that was true in the past but is not the case anymore in the present.

1. I didn’t use to wear
glasses but I do now.
USED TO
I used to go to the theatre
very often when I was young
but I don’t any more.

2. Lorsque l’on veut parler d’un fait qui était vrai autrefois mais qui n’est
plus valable au moment où l’on parle, on utilise le verbe USE au preterit
suivi de la préposition TO et de la BV.
On dit aussi que USED TO s’utilise pour décrire des habitudes passées.

3. POSITIVE FORM
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
USED TO
play
BV
tennis.
COD
I used to live in the country but now I live in a city.
Ian used to eat meat but now he is a vegetarian.
Katy and Tim used to quarrel when they were young.
There used to be a small shop here but now, there’s a supermarket.
Andy used to be very shy but he’s more self confident now.

4. In the old days,
people USED TO listen to
Now
vinyl records.
They listen to mp3 players.

5. In the old days
Now
Women USED TO hand wash
their
They use washing machines.
dirty clothes .

6. People didn’t use to communicate through
mobile phones.
They used to communicate through telegraphs.

7. Women didn’t use to wash their clothes with
washing machines.
They used to hand wash their clothes .

8. QUESTION FORM
DID
Yes
,
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
DID
USE TO
I
You
He
No, She
It
We
They
play tennis?
DIDN’T

9. 
Did Abby use to go to school with her mother
when she was in primary school? (+)
Yes, she did
 Did Kevin use to wear a tie when he was in high school?(+)
Yes, he did
Did people use to eat frozen food in the XIXth century ?(-)
 No, they didn’t
Did children use to play computer games forty years ago? (-)
No,they didn’t
Did you use to fly a kite when you were a child? (+)
Yes, I did

10. Did people use to travel by horse-drawn carriages?
Yes, they did

11. Did people use to use calculators to make calculation?
No,they didn’t.

12. Make Sentences(Positive)

13. Make Sentences(Negative)

14. Make Sentences(Question)

15. SAM : 20 years ago
SAM : Today
Live in Paris
Live in Nice
Be an apprentice
Be a baker
A dog
Two dogs
Moustache
Beard
Single
Married

16. SALLY : 20 years ago
SALLY : Today
Live in London
Live in Oxford
Be a teacher
Retired
No children
Two children
Black hair
Grey hair
Have a dial phone
Have a mobile (phone)

17. TIM : 30 years ago
TIM :Today
Live in Chicago
Live in New York
Be a plumber
unemployed
Thin
Overweight
Long hair
Bald
Have a motorbike
Have a bicycle

18. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE
1.Zoe used _____ play golf.
A)at
B)in
C)to
D)on
2. Charlie ________ to eat red meat a lot.
A)use to
B)used
C)use
D)used to
3. Did Kim ________ play hopscotch in nursery school?
A)use to
B)used to
C)use
D)used
4. Zack ________ use to get up early .
A)did
B)do
C)does
D)didn’t
5. _____ we ______ watch cartoons when we were kids?
A)did / use to
B)do / used
C)did / use
D)did / used to

19. 6._____ your grandfather _____ have a black and white TV?
A)did / used to
B)do / used
C)did /use
D)did / use to
7. I ________ play volleyball, but I don’t anymore. I am too old.
A)did used to
B)use to
C)didn’t use to
D)used to
8. We used to travel on horse back, but we _______________ any more.
A)did travel
B)didn’t travel
C)don’t
D)travelled
9.. He __________ drink whisky, but he doesn’t any more.
A)didn’t use to
B)use to
C)used to
D)did used to
10. My mum__________ make her own bread, but she doesn’t now.
A)use to
B)used to
C)didn’t use to
D)did used to