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Grammar Worksheet

Used To: Past Habits

B1 used to for past states and routines
Explanation

Use used to for habits or situations that were true in the past but are not true now.

After did or did not, use use to, not used to.

Do not use used to for a single finished action.

Form
FormPatternExample
Positivesubject + used to + base verbI used to live in London.
Negativesubject + did not use to + base verbShe did not use to like coffee.
QuestionDid + subject + use to + base verb?Did you use to play football?

Used to compares past and present.

For one finished event, use past simple: I went to Paris in 2022.

Examples
  1. I used to ride my bike to school.
  2. She used to have long hair.
  3. We did not use to eat spicy food.
  4. Did your parents use to live here?
  5. There used to be a cinema in this street.
  6. He used to smoke, but he stopped.
  7. I did not use to understand English films.
  8. Did you use to share a bedroom?
Common Mistakes
Exercises
1 Complete the sentences

Use used to or did not use to.

  1. I (live) near the sea.
  2. She (not / eat) vegetables.
  3. We (play) outside every day.
  4. He (not / have) a car.
  5. There (be) a shop here.
2 Make questions

Write questions with used to.

  1. you / live / in another city
  2. your school / have / uniforms
  3. you / watch / cartoons
  4. your family / travel / a lot
3 Correct the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake.

  1. Did she used to work here?
  2. I use to hate onions.
  3. We did not used to go out much.
  4. They used to visit us once in 2020.
4 Past habit or single event

Choose used to or past simple.

  1. I have very short hair.
  2. I cut my hair yesterday.
  3. We go camping every summer.
  4. They moved house in 2021.
5 Then and now

Write four sentences about your past and present.

  1. I used to ..., but now ...
  2. I did not use to ..., but now ...
  3. There used to be ...
  4. Did you use to ...?
Speaking Activity

Compare childhood and now.

Ask: And now?