This document provides a lesson on using the expression "used to" to talk about regular past actions that no longer occur. It defines "used to" and gives examples of its use compared to past simple tense. The lesson includes exercises for students to practice filling in blanks with "used to" or "didn't use to" based on things they did as children. Suggested answers are provided to check understanding. Useful video and online exercise links are included at the end.

1. USED TO

2. English in Mind, 2nd edition, page 84
• First grade
• Teaching content: used to
• Lesson no 59
• Expected outcomes: students will be able to talk about actions that
happened regularly in the past
• Teacher: Jelena Vidović

3. Used to
• We use the expression used towhen we want to talk about an action
which happened regularly in the past, but which doesn’t happen
any more.
• My father used to smoke. (My father smoked in the past, but he
doesn’t any more.)
• For actions that happened only once in the past, use past simple.
• I got married last year. (NOT I used to get married...)

4. SITUATION 1

5. SITUATION 2

6. Examples
What did you use to do when you were a child?
 I used to watch cartoons.
• I didn’t use to play soccer.
yes/no questions
Did you use to sleep late?
 Yes, I did.
 No, I didn’t.

7. Complete the sentences
with used to or didn’t use to
and the correct form of the
verb.

8. I ___________ a pet.
h_ _ _
When I was a child …

9. I ___________ with dolls.
P_ _ _
When I was a child …

10. When I was a child …
I ____________ trees.
C_ _ _b

11. When I was a child …
I ____________ money
in a piggy bank.
S_ _ _

12. When I was a child …
I ___________ my thumb.
s_ck

13. When I was a child …
I _________ lollypops.
l_ck

14. When I was a child …
I ___________ a tricycle.
r_d_

15. When I was a child …
I ____________ jigsaw
puzzles.
s_lv_

16. When I was a child …
I ___________ on puddles.
st_p

17. When I was a child …
I ___________ kites.
fl_

18. When I was a child …
I ____________
beautiful pictures.
dr_w

19. When I was a child …
I _____________ rope.
j_ _p

20. When I was a child …
I __________ cartwheels.
d_

21. When I was a child …
I ___________ cotton candy.
_ _t

22. When I was a child …
I __________ bubbles.
bl_w

23. When I was a child …
I ___________ fairy tails.
r_ _ _

24. When I was a child …
I _____________ sand
catles.
b_ _ld

25. When I was a child …
I ____________ trees.
pl_nt

26. When I was a child …
I __________ on a slide.
sl_p

27. When I was a child …
I ____________ from
a tree.
sw_ng

28. When I was a child …
I ______________ with dolls.

29. When I was a child …
I ________________ trees.

30. When I was a child …
I _______________ vegetables.

31. When I was a child …
I ________________ with
a slingshot.

32. When I was a child …
I _______________ hopscotch.

33. Homework- exercises 4a, b, c, d and e, page 84
• Useful links:
• Video explanation
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvjdYDhyfv4
• Exercises
• https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Seco
nd_Language_(ESL)/Used_to/Used_to,_didn't_use_to,_did_..._use_to
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• https://wordwall.net/hr/resource/681770/used-do

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