Used to
used to + infinitive for past habits and states; didn't use to in negatives; Did ... use to? questions; past-present contrast; limits with one-time events and finished periods.
1. Before she moved to the coast, Rina _____ in a busy city centre.
Multiple Choice20sAused to live✓Buse to livedCwas use to liveDused living to💡 Used to + bare infinitive describes a past state that is no longer true.
2. Used to can describe a regular past action that no longer happens now.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Used to presents a past habit or state with an implied contrast to the present.
3. We _____ own a car, so we travelled everywhere by bus. (negative used to)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't use to · did not use to💡 After didn't, use the infinitive form use to.
4. Which question about a past habit is correct?
Multiple Choice20sADid your family use to eat together every evening?✓BDid your family used to eat together every evening?CUsed your family to ate together every evening?DDid your family use to eating together every evening?💡 The question form is Did + subject + use to + bare infinitive.
5. Match each sentence to the time meaning it expresses.
Matching30sKai used to live above a shop.→a past state that is no longer trueI visited Prague once in 2022.→one completed past eventWe used to cycle to school.→a repeated past habit that stoppedMy aunt usually reads online news.→a present habit💡 Used to is limited to repeated past actions or states with a present contrast.
6. This building _____ a cinema, but it is now a supermarket.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedused to be💡 Used to be describes a past situation that has changed.
7. Put the chunks in order to ask about a former family habit.
Put in Order30s- 1.Did
- 2.your parents
- 3.use to
- 4.listen to
- 5.the radio?
💡 After Did, use use to + bare infinitive.
8. Which sentence should stay in the past simple rather than change to used to?
Multiple Choice20sAI wrote an article for the local paper once.✓BWe walked to school every day when we were children.CMy grandfather had a beard, but he is clean-shaven now.DOur neighbours regularly invited us for dinner.💡 Used to is not used for a single completed event.
9. The correct negative is 'We didn't used to watch much television.'
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Did already carries the past marking, so use remains in its base form.
10. When I was at primary school, I _____ chess every Friday. (play)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedused to play💡 Used to + bare infinitive describes a regular past activity.
11. Choose the best sentence comparing a past situation with the present.
Multiple Choice20sAThe river used to be polluted, but it is much cleaner now.✓BThe river use to was polluted, but it cleaner now.CThe river used be polluted, but it is cleaning now.DThe river did used to polluted, but it is clean now.💡 Used to be naturally contrasts a former state with the current state.
12. Match each incorrect used-to form to its correct replacement.
Matching30sShe use to sing in a choir.→She used to sing in a choir.They didn't used to cook.→They didn't use to cook.Did he used to work here?→Did he use to work here?I used to went there.→I used to go there.💡 Positive statements use used to, while forms after did/didn't use use to; all are followed by a bare infinitive.
13. Did your school _____ have a uniform?
Fill the Gap20sAccepteduse to💡 After Did + subject, use use to + bare infinitive.
14. For a present habit, use the present simple with an adverb such as usually rather than used to.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Used to refers only to past habits or states that are no longer true.
15. Which sentence describes a stated finished period and should remain in the past simple?
Multiple Choice20sAThe presenter read the evening news for ten years.✓BI walked my dog every morning as a teenager.COur street was much quieter before the new road opened.DWe regularly spent August with our cousins.💡 A completed period with a stated duration is normally expressed with past simple rather than used to.
16. Reorder the chunks to make a negative statement about school in the past.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.didn't use to
- 3.have
- 4.online classes
- 5.at school.
💡 The negative form is didn't use to + bare infinitive.
17. What did people _____ do for entertainment before television?
Fill the Gap20sAccepteduse to💡 After did and the subject, use the form use to.
18. Which sentence correctly describes a current news habit?
Multiple Choice20sAI usually check the news on my phone.✓BI use to check the news on my phone these days.CI used to check the news on my phone every morning now.DI usually checking the news on my phone.💡 A present habit uses present simple, often with usually.
19. Used to is the best choice when we state exactly how many times an action happened, such as 'I used to visit Rome twice.'
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Used to describes a general past habit, not a specific number of completed occasions.
20. There _____ a bookshop on this corner, but it closed years ago.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedused to be💡 Used to be describes a former state that is no longer true.