Exercise 11A, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 GRAMMAR used to

a Look at sentences 1-3. Does used to / didn't use to refer to...?

1 a the present b the past

2 a things that happened repeatedly, or that were true for a long time

b things that happened once

1 Jude Law used to get fantastic reviews in the school magazine.

2 Alex Turner didn't use to be very interested in music.

3 J.K. Rowling used to come and wait outside the science building for her mum.

b p.146 Grammar Bank 11A

11A used to / didn't use to

➕ When I was a child I used to play in the streets.

My brother used to have very long hair when he was a student.

➖ Nick didn't use to go out much, but now he goes out every night.

I didn't use to like vegetables, but now I love them.

❓ A Did you use to wear a uniform at school? B Yes, I did.

A Did you use to like your teachers? B No, I didn't.

• We use used to / didn't use to + verb to talk about things that happened repeatedly or were true for a long period of time in the past, but are usually not true now, e.g. things which happened when you were a child.

• used to / didn't use to is the same for all persons.

❗ Be careful with negatives and questions:

I didn't use to like maths. NOT didn't used to like maths.

Did you use to like maths? NOT Did you used to like maths?

• Instead of used to you can use the past simple with an adverb of frequency.

When I was a child I often played in the street.

🔍 used to or usually?

used to is only for talking about the past.

For habits in the present, we use usually + present simple,

NOT use to.

I usually cook in the evenings.

NOT fuse to cook in the evenings.

11A

a Look at how Alex has changed. Write six sentences about how he was before with

He used to or He didn't use to.

Then

Now

He used to be slim.

1 long hair.

2 glasses.

3 a beard.

4 football.

5 a tie.

b Make sentences with used to, didn't use to, or did...use to?

❓ / you / have long hair Did you use to have long hair?

1 ➕ Angie / hate maths, but she loves it now

2 ❓ / you / work when you lived in Cairo

3 ➖ / I / like reading when I was a child

4 ❓ What / you / do in the summer holidays when you were young

5 ➖ The British / cook with olive oil, but now it's very popular

6 ➕ This restaurant / be a cinema in the 1960s

7 ❓ / your sister / eat meat, or has she always been a vegetarian

8 ➖ / I / be interested in athletics, but now I always watch it

9 ❓ / you / have a motorbike when you were a student

10 ➕ Telegrams / be the quickest way to send important messages

Посмотрите на предложения 1-3. Относится ли "used to / didn't use to" к...?

Ответ:

1. b the past / прошлому

2. a things that happened repeatedly, or that were true for a long time / вещам, которые происходили неоднократно или были правдой в течение длительного времени

Посмотрите, как изменился Алекс. Напишите предложения о том, каким он был раньше, используя "He used to" или "He didn't use to".

Ответ:

1. He used to have long hair. / Раньше у него были длинные волосы.

2. He didn't use to wear glasses. / Раньше он не носил очки.

3. He didn't use to have a beard. / Раньше у него не было бороды.

4. He used to play football. / Раньше он играл в футбол.

5. He didn't use to wear a tie. / Раньше он не носил галстук.

Составьте предложения с "used to", "didn't use to" или "did...use to?".

Ответ:

1. Angie used to hate maths, but she loves it now. / Энджи раньше ненавидела математику, но теперь она ее любит.

2. Did you use to work when you lived in Cairo? / Ты работал, когда жил в Каире?

3. I didn't use to like reading when I was a child. / Я не любил читать, когда был ребенком.

4. What did you use to do in the summer holidays when you were young? / Что ты обычно делал на летних каникулах, когда был маленьким?

5. The British didn't use to cook with olive oil, but now it's very popular. / Британцы раньше не готовили на оливковом масле, но сейчас оно очень популярно.

6. This restaurant used to be a cinema in the 1960s. / Этот ресторан раньше был кинотеатром в 1960-х годах.

7. Did your sister use to eat meat, or has she always been a vegetarian? / Твоя сестра раньше ела мясо, или она всегда была вегетарианкой?

8. I didn't use to be interested in athletics, but now I always watch it. / Раньше я не интересовался легкой атлетикой, а теперь всегда ее смотрю.

9. Did you use to have a motorbike when you were a student? / У тебя был мотоцикл, когда ты был студентом?

10. Telegrams used to be the quickest way to send important messages. / Телеграммы были самым быстрым способом отправки важных сообщений.