I. Rewrite the following sentences, using “used to”:
1. We usually lit our houses with candles.
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2. Sailors were usually guided by stars.
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3. People usually cooked on wood fires.
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4. It usually took me several days to go to London.
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5. Books were usually written by hand.
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6. People usually travelled on foot.
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7. They usually made their own bread.
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8. The old sailor usually drank lots of whisky.
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9. Mr. Smith usually smoked cigars.
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10. Bill usually worked very hard.
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II. Put in used to + infinitive or be/get used to +-ing form. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. When I was a child. I __________ (dream) of being an astronaut.
2. I’m terribly nervous. I __________ (not/speak) to a large audience.
3. It took us ages to __________ (live) in a block of flat.
4. Lots of trains __________ (stop) here, but not many do now.
5. Didn’t Nick __________ (work) on a building site?
6. I’ll have an orange juice, please. I __________ (not/drink) alcohol.
7. David doesn’t seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he __________ (be) there.
8. When Laura was at college, she __________ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
9. We __________ (live) in a small village but now we live in London.
10. I feel very full after that meal. I __________ (eat) so much.
11. I __________ (have) a car but I sold it a few months ago.
12. There __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
13. In the old days we __________ (not/have) electricity and things __________ (be) different from the way they are now.
14. After her husband died, the old woman had to __________ (live) on her own.
15. Most visitors to Britain __________ (not/drive) on the left.
III. Rewrite these sentences, using used to or a suitable tense of be (not) used to.
1. John still finds the cold weather difficult.
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2. Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young?
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3. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
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4. It is Christs habit to drive to work every day.
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5. Mr Michael grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
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6. I can t do without fresh coffee. I drink it every day.
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7. My mother works in a modern office, but she finds it strange to use a computer.
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8. Archie didn’t fight with Lulu in the past.
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9. Frank lives alone. He doesn’t mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years.
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10. I find it difficult to get up early.
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