Used to

Used to expresses past habits or states. It forms its negative and interrogative with "did" and it is the same in all persons. We can use Past Simple instead of "used to".

e.g. She used to walk / walked long distances. She didn't use to stay in and watch TV.

9.4 Complete the sentence with used to + a verb from the list:

write, spend, work, hold, help, act, teach, set, tell, do

1. Charles Dickens, the novelist, used to write until early in the morning, and then go for long walks across London.

2. William Shakespeare ______________ in some of his own plays.

3. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant ____________ exactly the same things at the same time every day, so that people ____________ their watches by his actions.

4. The author Agatha Christie ____________ her second husband with his archaeological excavations.

5. The novelist James Joyce _____________ English in the Italian city of Trieste, and some people say that he ___________ his students the wrong meanings of words as a joke.

6. The novelist Marcel Proust _______________ in a special soundproof room.

7. The ancient Greek philosophers _____________ their classes outside in the open air.

8. The Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov ____________ his free time studying and catching moths and butterflies.

Past Simple versus Present Perfect
Past Simple	Present Perfect
complete action which happened at a time in the past: e.g. She left yesterday. (When did she leave? Yesterday.)	complete action which happened at a time in the past e.g. Don has left for Madrid. (We don't know when he left; unstated time; he's now there or on his way there.)
past action which is and happened at a definite past time not mentioned e.g. I met John Lennon. (I won't meet him again; he's dead. – period of time finished)	past action which is and happened at a definite past time not mentioned I' ve spoken to Richard Gere. (I may speak to him again; he's alive. – period of time not finished yet)

9.5 Find and underline examples of the present perfect:

Interviewer: I’m here today with Ozlem Turel, an ELT teacher who’s written a blog on teaching English. Welcome, Ozlem.

Ozlem: Thank you!

Interviewer: So, how long have you been a teacher, Ozlem?

Ozlem: For about six years now. I graduated in 2004 and then I started teaching.

Interviewer: OK, and do you teach only English or other subjects too?

Ozlem: I’ve only ever taught English.

Interviewer: How long have you had your current job?

Ozlem: For the last five years.

Interviewer: And how many different schools have you taught in?

Ozlem: I’ve taught in two different schools. I worked for two years in a primary school and now I work in a kindergarten.

Interviewer: What age groups have you taught and which is your favourite?

Ozlem: I’ve taught kindergarten, first, second and third grade, and also eighth grade students, and my favourite is kindergarten.

Interviewer: have you ever thought about changing your job?

Ozlem: No, never. I like it.

Interviewer: And what’s the best thing about being a teacher?

Ozlem: Well, I love to be surrounded by kids. And a teacher is always a student. You never stop learning. It’s my passion and I was born to do it.

Interviewer: OK, thank you for talking to us today, Ozlem.

Ozlem: You are welcome!

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