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used to, didn't use
Used to I am ten years old. It's my first year at middle ► We use used+to Infinitive to school. Middle school is a big transition for me. describe past habits or states. I went from a class of 15 to a class of 30. Note that you can talk about My biggest difficulty is that middle school past habits using past simple starts 45 minutes later than my elementary tense with no difference in school. I used to start elementary school at 8 in meaning. However, used to the morning and finish at twelve. In elementary phrase is better to contrast two school, we used to learn from one teacher. habits in time and it's more She explained everything and answered any emotional. -» g-i and every question, but in middle school there is one teacher per subject There is also a difference in workload. In elementary school, I used to have about an hour of homework a night, and in middle school it became about two hours. It scares me a bit but I am getting used to it, and that definitely prepares me for high school. Useful phrases
1 Your turn: Then and now a) Talk about things you used to do / like, but don't any more, and what you do / like now. Use the useful phrases from
the box. Examples: I used to paint much but now I love taking pictures. I didn’t use to like healthy food but now I think it’s ok.
to to to to to to
be interested in be good at enjoy love hate like
2 Match
Match the phrases in the left column with the phrases in the right column.
I used to eat a lot of chocolate but Paul used to study in London but He used to take the bus to school but When I was a child I didn’t use to eat cheese My parents used to go to a very traditional school I used to really enjoy his company but She used to play the piano a lot but We used to go to the beach for our holidays My father used to ride a motorbike but When I lived in the city
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now he walks. but now I eat a lot. now I find him boring. now I am on a diet. when we were young children. I often used to go to the theater, now he studies in Ukraine, now she plays the guitar, where they wore uniforms, now he drives.
