Look at these examples.

the past	the present
She used to work in a shop.	Now she works in a bank.
He used to watch a lot of TV.	Now he doesn't watch much TV.
They used to be married.	Now they are divorced.
There used to be a cinema here.	Now there is a supermarket here.
I didn't use to go swimming.	Now I go swimming.

Exercise 1 Match the sentences with "used to".

Examples: I used to eat a lot of chocolate f) now I’m on a diet.

a. Paul used to work in London but a) now she plays the guitar.

b. He used to take the train to work but b) now he works in Sheffield.

c. When I was younger I didn’t use to eat cheese but c) where they wore a uniform.

d. She used to play the piano but d) now I eat a lot.

e. They used to go to a very traditional school e) now he drives.

Exercise 2 Write five sentences – four true and one false – describing ways in which your life was different then. Choose from the topics below or use your own ideas.

car clothes favourite actors friends going out hair styles hobbies holidays music school sport TV programmes

Exercise 3. Listen to the text. T. 7.6, [1. p.124]. Fill in the test.

№		True	False
1.	Melissa didn’t like school.
2.	She liked English, but she didn’t like maths.
3.	Melissa didn’t use argue with the PE teacher.
4.	She used to break rules all the time.
5.	They hadn’t wear a blue skirt.

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