I Used To…

A.
Dave (a few years ago): I work in a factory.
Dave (today): I work in a supermarket
I used to work in a factory.
Dave used to work in a factory. Now he works in a supermarket.
Dave used to work in factory = he worked in a factory in the past, but he doesn’t work there now.
Past ? he used to work
now ? he works
B. You can say I used to work…/ she used to have…/ they used to be...,etc.
be
work
I/we/you/they_________used to________ have
he/she/it ___________________________ play
(etc.)
The negative is ‘I didn’t used to…’
- When I was a child, I didn’t use to like tomatoes.
The question is ‘did you use to…?’
- Where did you use to live before you came here?
C.
We used to…only for the past. You cannot say “I use to…” (present).
- I used to play tennis. These days I play golf. (not I use to play golf)
- We usually get up early. (not We use to get up early.)
- When I was a chills, I used to like chocolate.
- I used to read a lot of books, but I don’t read much these days.
- Liz has short hair now, but it used to be very long.
- They used to live on the same block as us, so we used to see them often these days.
- Amy used to have a piano, but she sold it when she moved.
15.1 Complete the sentences with used to…
1. Now - (hair/short)
A few years ago - (hair/long)
__She used to have long hair__.
2. Now - (businessman)
When I was younger - (baseball player)
He _________________________
____________baseball.
3. Now - (hairdresser)
A few years ago ? (taxi driver)
____________________________
______________ a taxi driver.
4. Now - We live in Denver now.
20 years ago - Our house was in Dallas.
______________________________
_________________ in Dallas.
5. Now - I never wear glasses now.
20 years ago - I wore glasses.
______________________________
_____________________________.
6. Now - This building is a hotel
A long??time ago ? a broken down building.
This building _______________________
_________________________________.
15.2 Karen works very hard and has very little free time. A few years ago, her life was different.
Karen a few years ago.
Do you play sports?
- Yes, I swim every day and I play volleyball.
Do you go out much?
- Yes, three or four nights a week.
Do you play a musical instrument?
- Yes, the guitar.
Do you like to read?
- Yes, I read a lot.
Do you travel much?
- Yes, I take two or three trips a year.
Karen now.
- I work very hard at my job. I don’t have any free time.
Write sentences about Karen with used to…
1. __She used to swim every day__.
2. She _______________________.
3. __________________________.
4. __________________________.
5. __________________________.
6. __________________________.
15.3 Complete the sentences. Use ‘used to’ or the simple present (I play/he lives, etc.)
1. I __used to play__ tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago.
2. “Do you play any sports?” “Yes, I __play__ basketball.”
3. “Do you have a car?” “No, I _________ one, but I sold it.”
4. Fu Chen _______a waiter. Now he’s the manager of a restaurant.
5. “Do you go to work by car?”??“Sometimes, but usually I ______ by train.”
6. When I was a child, I never ______ vegetables, but I eat them now.
7. Sally loves to watch TV. She ________ TV every night.
8. We ________ near the airport, but we moved to the city a few years ago.
9. Normally I start work at 7 o’clock, so I _________ up very early.