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Used To

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READ AND THINK

People used to think In the 19th century Did you use to believe in
the world was flat people didn’t use to watch TV Father Christmas when you were 5

To compare the past and the present


To say that what was true in the past is no longer true in the present
we can use ➨ USED TO + VERB
USED TO + verb

DIDN’T USE TO + verb

DID ……..USE TO + verb

EXERCISE 1 : complete with the appropriate form of used to .

 When I was a child , I ( be silly ) ……………………………………………………………….

 When she was a little girl , my grand mother ( have ) TV………………………………………….

 A long time ago , children ( go ) to school by bus ………………………………………………….

 Dad , where ( you / live ) before you got married ? ………………………………………………….

EXERCISE 2 : compare the way of life of the Inuit in the past with their way of life today .
the Inuit used to be called “Eskimos” . What did the Inuit use to do ? Use the information and the verbs
below .

Ex : In the past , the Inuit used to travel by dogsled . Now , they don’t any more , they travel by snowmobile

Oil lamps / Electric light bulbs Travel by


Kayaks / floatplanes Live
Igloos and tents / modern houses Get light from
Arrows / rifles Hunt caribous with
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EXERCISE 3 : Your turn ! What did you use to do when you were 5 years old ? Pick out
ideas from the following list then ask your classmate as in the example .

When I was five , I used


to be afraid of the dark.

Need a light to go to sleep - eat a lot of sweets


Watch cartoons on th telly - sleep in the afternoon
Did you use to be Suck my thumb - be fussy about food
afraid of the dark too ? Go to the park in the afternoon - wear nappies
Believe in Father Christmas - be afraid of the dark

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EXERCISE 4 : reorder the words and translate the sentences into French.

 A lot – my – when – used – to – was – he – father – smoke – a teenager

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 Younger – did – she – to – when – she – holiday – use – spend – her – in - was – the countryside - ?

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 Instead – TV – watch – to – to – in those days – read – people – they – used – use – didn’t

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What about interviewing your parents or grandparents about their lives when they were younger ?
Write the questions first
( school by bus or on foot ) ___________________________________________________________
( do after school ) ___________________________________________________________________
( invite friends home on weekdays ) _____________________________________________________
( help with the housework ) ____________________________________________________________
(have good marks ) ___________________________________________________________________
(live in a flat or in a house ) ____________________________________________________________
ANSWERS
EXERCISE 1
- When I was a baby I used to wear nappies
- When she was a little girl , my grand mother didn’t use to have TV
- A long time ago , children didn’t use to go to school by car
- Dad , where did you use to live before you got married ?
EXERCISE 2 : the Inuit used to get light from oil lamps . Now they don’t any more they have electric light bulbs
The Inuit used to travel by kayaks , now they don’t any more , they travel by floatplanes
They used to live in igloos and tents . Now they don’t any more , they live in modern houses
They used to hunt caribous with arrows . Now they don’t any more they hunt caribous with rifles
EXERCISE 4
- When he was a teenager , my father used to smoke a lot
- Did she use to spend her holiday in the countryside when she was younger ?
- In those days people didn’t use to watch TV , they used to read instead

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