Used To: Multiple Choice
A2 Level
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When I was at primary school, I blank to school every day. Now I take the bus.
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Read the whole situation, then choose the answer that completes the sentence. Your first choice counts.
When I was at primary school, I _____ to school every day. Now I take the bus.
I _____ coffee, but now I drink three cups a day!
My dad _____ a beard, but he shaved it off last year.
A: _____ in a big city when you were a child? B: Yes, but now I live in a village.
This street _____ really quiet, but now there are cars everywhere.
Our town _____ a cinema, but a big one opened last year.
A: _____ glasses at school? B: Yes, I did, but now I wear contact lenses.
Maya _____ lots of sweets when she was little, but now she prefers fruit.
Before they moved to Leeds, Omar and Hana _____ in a tiny flat in London.
Jamal _____ any exercise, but now he goes running every morning.
A: What _____ after school when you were little? B: I used to play in the park with my cousins.
We _____ to the seaside every summer when I was little, but now we usually stay at home.
A: Your sister's a teacher now, isn't she? Where _____ before that? B: In a bank.
When we lived in the countryside, we _____ our front door. Now we always lock it.
Grandma _____ long letters to her friends, but now she just sends messages.
A: _____ a pet when you were a child? B: Yes, we had a cat called Mimi.
Sara _____ English films, but now she watches them without subtitles.
Before I got a dog, I _____ out much at weekends.
Kofi _____ football every weekend, but he stopped after he hurt his knee.
A: _____ a lot of TV when you were a teenager? B: Yes, every evening! Now I hardly watch it.
Grammar review
Use used to for something that happened regularly or was true in the past but isn't now. After didn't or Did you, write use to, because did already shows the past. And always follow it with the base form: used to swim, not used to swimming or used to swam.
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