We use used to to talk about past habits. We use the simple present to talk about present habits.
Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... harder when I was younger.
Wrong!
"Used to work" describes a past habit that is no longer true.
2I ............... much these days.
Wrong!
"Do not read" describes a present habit with "these days".
3I ............... a lot until a few years ago.
Wrong!
"Used to travel" describes a past habit that stopped a few years ago.
4Martin ............... a lot of junk food, but he has become quite health-conscious now.
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"Used to eat" describes Martin's old habit before his present change.
5This building is now a convention hall. It ............... be a mill.
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"Used to" can describe a past state that is no longer true.
6"Do you often go to the cinema?" "..............."
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"I used to, but now I don't." is a natural short answer contrasting a past habit with the present.
7Maria ............... long hair when she was younger.
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"Used to have" describes a past state that is no longer true.
8I ............... alone.
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"Am not used to living" is correct because "used to" here means accustomed to and is followed by a gerund.
9I ............... that Jacob was honest, but now I realize that he is a fraud.
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"Used to think" describes a past belief that has changed.
10I ............... mushrooms, but now I love them.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Didn't use to like" and "used not to like" both describe a past feeling that is different now.
11............... a lot of films when you were younger?
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"Did you use to watch" is the standard question form with "did".
12I ............... classical music, but now I do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Didn't use to appreciate" and "used not to appreciate" both describe a past attitude that has changed.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I used to work harder when I was younger.
- I do not read much these days.
- I used to travel a lot until a few years ago.
- Martin used to eat a lot of junk food, but he has become quite health-conscious now.
- This building is now a convention hall. It used to be a mill.
- “Do you often go to the cinema?” “I used to, but now I don’t.“
- Maria used to have long hair when she was younger.
- I am not used to living alone.
- I used to think that Jacob was honest, but now I realize that he is a fraud.
- I didn’t use to like / used not to like mushrooms, but now I love them.
- Did you use to watch a lot of films when you were younger?
- I didn’t use to appreciate / used not to appreciate classical music, but now I do.