Use of Used to - Simple Past - Past Habits

English 1

1. Talking about the past Used to

2. When I was a kid … Play hide and seek Fly a kite Play with marbles Play with tops

3. When I was a teenager … Go skateboarding Ride a bike Have money Be shy

4. Used to We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past ( past habits ) but no longer happens. Examples : I used to play hide and seek with my friends but I don’t now . James used to fly a kite when He was a kid . We used to play marbles with our neighbors when We were 9 . They used to play with tops when They were kids .

5. Structure : Affirmative Sentences SUBJECT + USED TO + VERB Examples : I used to ride a bike when I was a teenager . Robert used to go skateboarding when He was 16. Jhon used to be shy when He was a teenager but He doesn’t now .

6. Examples : I didn’t use to have money when I was a teenager but I do now . Martin didn’t use to drive a car when He was 15. Peter didn’t use to go to parties when he was 13. Structure : Negative Sentences SUBJECT + DIDN’T USE TO + VERB

7. Structure : Questions DID + SUBJECT + USE TO + VERB … ? Examples : Did you use to have money when you were a teenager ? Yes , I did No, I didn’t Did Marc use to drive a car when He was 15 ? Yes, He did No, He didn’t

8. E XERCISES

9. NOW … Let’s Practice