USED TO for past habits and routines, use in affirmative sentences, as well as in negations and questions. The slideshow also includes a gap-fill activity to practise the skills.

1. USED TO
for past habits
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3. Past Simple

4. Past Simple
USED TO + base verb

6. Past habits
Past routines
Are not true anymore
= I played tennis in
the past but now I
don’t play it.
USED TO +
base verb
Positive

7. Past habits
Past routines
Are not true anymore

8. Past habits
Past routines
Are not true anymore
= In the past I
didn’t eat apples
but now I do.
DIDN’T USE TO
+ base verb
Negative

9. Past habits
Past routines
Are not true anymore
NEVER USED
TO + base
verb
Negative
= I didn’t use to
cook.

10. Past habits
Past routines
Are not true anymore
DID + subject
+ USE TO +
base verb
Questions
= Did he go to
school every day
in the past?

16. Past habit
Many times

17. One time
event
Past habit
Many times

20. Past habit
Past routine

21. Past habit
Past routine

22. Past habit
Past routine

23. Past habit
Past routine

24. Past habit
Past routine
Present habit
Present routine

25. Let’s try it out!
Complete the sentences
with the correct form of
used to.

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