Sunday, 12 October 2008

Used to

USED TO


- “Used to” has the same form for all the persons. “Used to” goes followed by infinitive.

- Negative form: didn’t use to

- Question form: Did you use to...?

- We use “used to” to express habits in the past.

Example: I used to go to the disco on Fridays.

He didn’t use to live here.

- We use “used to” for express stats in the past.

Example: Nights used tobe very cold when I was a child.

Exercise pg12:

Ex.A

1-B

2- Both

3- B

4- A

5- A

Ex.B

  1. People used to get married younger than today.
  2. Many young people used to start work at fourteen.
  3. Cities used to be a lot smaller.
  4. The word “teenager” didn’t use to exist.
  5. People didn’t use to travel a lot by plane.
  6. Most women used to work in the home.

Núria Soler Risco 1.batx. social

No comments: