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.
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Use used to to talk about past habits.
2I ............... much these days.
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We use the simple present to talk about present habits.
3I ............... a lot until a few years ago.
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4Martin ............... a lot of junk food, but he has become quite health conscious now.
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5This building is now a convention hall. It ............... be a mill.
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We can use used to to talk about past states. Would cannot be used with this meaning.
6'Do you often go to the cinema?' 'I ..............., but now I ............................’
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7Maria ............... long hair when she was younger.
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8I ............... alone.
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The 'to' is a preposition here and it should be followed by an ing form.
9I ............... that Jacob was honest, but now I realize that he is a fraud.
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10I ............... mushrooms.
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11............... you ........................ a lot of films when you were younger?
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12I ............... classical music, but now I do.
Select 2 answers.
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Done.
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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, don’t, but now I ……………………….’
- 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 Either could be used here mushrooms.
- Did, use to watch you …………………… a lot of films when you were younger?
- I didn’t use to appreciate/used not to appreciate classical music, but now I do.
