The document discusses the use of the construction "used to" to talk about past habits, repeated actions, or things that were previously true but are no longer the case. It provides examples of using "used to" in affirmative, negative, and question forms. The document also explains when to use "be used to" to talk about things that are currently habitual or normal for someone. Exercises are included to practice using "used to" and "be used to" correctly.

1. Used to V
To be used to Ving

2. What did you regularly do 10
years ago?
Describe the pictures. Include such details as time and place.
Do you still do the same things in the same time?

3. Used to
We use construction Used to + verb to talk about:
•habits or repeated actions in the past that no longer
happen
For example:
1. I used to smoke 10 year ago but I don’t smoke now.
2. I used to like ice-cream in childhood. Now I don’t like it.
•something that was true in the past but is not rue
any more
For example:
1. This building used to be a cinema. Now it is a bookshop.
2. I used to be a student. Now I am a teacher.

4. Look at the pictures and write what Helen used to be
or have
Use the following words:
- thin/fat;
- short/long hair;
- cat/dog
Write five sentences what you used or not used to be like when you
were 5 years old.

5. Used to:
negative and questions
To make negative sentence we use the following scheme:
didn’t + use to + verb
For example:
1. I didn’t use to smoke 10 year ago.
2. This building didn’t use to be a cinema.
To make questions we use the following scheme:
Did _______ use to + verb
For example:
1. Did you use to smoke 10 year ago.
2. Did this building use to be a cinema.
Note! Used to + verb is only past, there is no present form.

6. Complete the dialogue with used to or didn’t use to

7. Complete the following sentences with used to +
appropriate verb

8. Write sentences how Carol has changed. Use used to/ didn’t
use to.

9. Ask each other at least 5 questions. Follow the example
and use the words below
Example:
1. Did you use to have long hair when you were 7 years old?
2. How many lessons a day did you use to have when you
were at school?
Vocabulary:
- countryside, mountains, forest
village, hills, farm, lake, fields, river, wild life;
- kitchen, cooker, cupboard, fridge, shelf, worktop, sink, freezer,
waste bin, taps;
- bedroom, wardrobe, bedside
table, mirror, bath, shower, chair, carpet, sofa, armchair, coffe
e table, curtains
- face:
freckled, wrinkled, round, oval, square, pale, unshaved, tanne
d
- build: thin, slim (=slender), stout, plump, with overweight, fat
- hair: straight, wavy, curly, plated, bald, fair

10. Watch the video (http://youtu.be/qdrzTzlZnVM) and
write at least 7 sentences:
 What was life in 1900s like?
 What did people use to do?
 What did they use to wear?

11. To be used to + Ving
When you want to say that:
 something is your habit these days
 something is normal, not unusual to you
use the following construction:
be used to + Ving
For example:
1. I'm used to living on my own. I've done it for a
long time.
2. Hans has lived in England for over a year so he is
used to driving on the left now.

12. Match the parts of the sentences below:

13. Choose the correct answer
1) I __________________ (work) in the Twin Towers
[ ]used to work
[ ]used worked
[ ]used to worked
2) __________________ (leave) the classroom at 4 : 00 pm?
[ ]Did you use to leave
[ ]Do you left
[ ]Did you used to left
3) I __________________ (forgive) him
[ ]am forgiven
[ ]used to be forgiven
[ ]used to forgive
4) He __________________(beat) me
[ ]beat
[ ]used to beat
[ ]used to bet
5) The teacher __________________ (speak) English in the classroom
[ ]used to speak
[ ]used to spoke
[ ]used speak

14. Choose the correct answer
1. He __________________ (write) a lot
[ ]used to write
[ ]used to written
[ ]used to wrote
2. She __________________ (spend) time in the supermarket
[ ]uses to spend
[ ]used to spend
[ ]use to spend
3. We __________________ (not / play) outside
[ ]don't used to play
[ ]didn't use to play
[ ]usedn't to play
4. He __________________ (not /write) five stories a day
[ ]doesn't uses to write
[ ]didn't use to write
[ ]did’nt used to write
5. __________________ (She / eat) three times a day ?
[ ]Does she use to eat
[ ]Did used to she eat
[ ]Did she use to eat

15. Fill in the gap with 'used to' or the correct form of 'be used
to'.
1. In those days , they (to drink) milk .
2. Mrs. Wilson (to read) four hours a day when she was young
.
3. He is nervous because he (not , to speak) English .
4. There (to be) a bakery in the village in those days .
5. They (to have) lunch in a fast food every Saturday when they
were teenagers .
6. She lives in Los Angeles and she (to go) to Disney Land .
7. Don't worry about him, he (to get up) early every day .
8. Do you remember that we (to tell) you stories before you
went to bed .
9. Mary (to walk) to school but now she takes the bus .
10. I (not, to smoke) when I was young .
11. When I was a child , I (to collect) stamps .
12. He (to sing) in his bath .