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ACLEDA Institute of Business Grammar Form and Function 2A

Department of English Lecturer: KMT


Academic Year: 2017-2018
Used to
PRACTICE

Identify: Read this fashion article. Underline all the examples of USED TO
that refer to a habit in the past.

In many ways, fashion used to be much simpler. Women didn’t use to wear pants to the
office, and men’s clothes never used to come in bright colors. People also used to dress in
special ways for different situations. They didn’t use blue jeans as business clothes or wear
jogging suits when they traveled. Today you can go to the opera and find some women in
evening gowns while others are in blue jeans. Even buying jeans used to be easier—they
came only in blue denim. I’m still not used to buying green jeans and wearing them to work!

Complete these sentences with USE (D) to … + a suitable verb.


1 Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a
day.
2 Liz _________________ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3 We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We _________________ in
Nottingham.
4 I rarely eat ice cream now but I _________________ it when I was a child.
5 Jim _________________ my best friend but we aren’t friends any longer.
6 It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened. it
_________________ more than an hour.
7 There _________________ a hotel opposite the station but it closed a long time
ago.
8 When you lived in London, _________________ to the theatre very often?
Choose the correct alternative
It is sometimes said that there is nothing new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-
known model during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens, they (1)
were enjoying / used to enjoy looking at her old photo albums. They (2) were finding /
found it hard to believe that she (3) was wearing / used to wear such strange clothes. (4)
Did people really use to think / Were people really thinking flared trousers looked good?
And those ugly platform shoes! Annabelle (5) was admitting / admitted that people (6)
were often falling / often used to fall over because their heels were so high. When her
children grew up, however, Annabelle noticed to her amusement that seventies styles (7)

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were / used to be in fashion again. I (8) planned / was planning to throw all my old clothes
away,’ she said, ‘but my daughter went to a party last week, and guess what she (9) used to
wear / was wearing—that’s right, some of my old clothes!’
Write true sentences about yourself with USED TO or DIDN'T USE TO and the
words from the box.
cinema friends grandparents homework
jeans music restaurants television
1 I used to go on holiday my parents, but now I go with my friends.
2 __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
3 __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
4 __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
5 __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
Edit: Read this student’s journal. Final and correct five mistake in the use of
USED TO. The first mistake is already corrected.

use

When I was younger, clothing didn’t used to be a problem. All the girls at my school

used to wore the same uniform. I used to think that it took away from my freedom of choice.

Now I can wear what I want, but clothes cost so much! Even blue jeans, today’s “uniform,”

used to be cheaper. My mum uses to pay less than $20 for hers. I guess they didn’t used to

sell designer jeans back then. You know, I was used to be against school uniforms, but now

I’m not so sure!

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