Unit 5 TECHNOLOGY

Grammar: Used to + Base Form of Verb

The Secret Life of a Butterfly
Hello! I am Madame Butterfly and I am beautiful.
But let me tell you
I used to look very different! I used to be a caterpillar.
I used to live on plants and I used to eat sweet, young, green leaves. Mmmmm.
I used to get into trouble for it too.
The gardener was not happy with me!
He used to come running after me to catch me.
But I used to hide under leaves where he could not see me.
That used to drive him crazy. And I used to love that too
. I used to eat green leaves.
I dont eat leaves today. I drink the nectar of flowers!
I used to hide from the gardener, but I dont do that anymore.
Now, I fly right around his face, and he doesnt scream at me any longer.
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***Used to
Form
Examples
(+) used to + bare infinitive
I used to be a caterpillar!
(-) didnt + use to
I didnt use to be so beautiful!
never + used to + Vinf.
Did the gardener use to try to catch you?
(?) did + + use to + Vinf.

Use: to talk about past habits or past situations that no longer exist
in the present.
*** Notes:
1. Be used to & get used to:
Be used to means be accustomed to. Get used to means get accustomed to.
Ex: I am used to people loving me.
She got used to getting lots of compliments.
2. Would: Use would to describe a persons typical activities or repeated actions in the past.
Ex: On winter days, we would/used to sit around the fire and tell stories. (action)
I used to own a motorbike. (state)
(NOT I would own a motorbike.)
PRACTICE 1: Make sentences with the words given. Use used to + verb.
Example I/hide from the gardener.
I used to hide from the gardener.

1 Simon / not like / watching sport but he does now.

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2 We / never go / on holiday at Christmas.

3 I / have / short hair when I was younger.

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4 you / listen to / the Beatles at college?

5 Jacky / not wear / jeans but she does now.

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PRACTICE 2: There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it.

1. I can't be used to getting up so early.

2. Working at night isn't so bad. I'm use to it now.

3. Did you use to having a pet when you were younger?

4. I was an only child, so I wasn't used to share a room.

5. Before I got married I used to watching football every Saturday.

6. I don't use drink coffee after about 6.30 because it keeps me awake.

7. We haven't been used to having a new baby yet!

8. People in Spain usually eating quite late in the evening.

PRACTICE 3: Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct forms: the present simple, the past
simple or used to+ base form (used WOULD where necessary).
1. When I was at school, I ___________ (play) soccer twice a week.
2. I ___________ (go) to the gym three times a week now that I have a motorbike.
3. Tennis ___________ (be) a sport for rich people only, but now many people can take part in
it.
4. I only ___________ (go) swimming twice during my holiday at Mui Ne Resort.
5. I ___________ (like) sweets much more than I do now.
6. He ___________ (smoke); but when he realized smoking affected his health, he gave it up.
7. I ___________ (play) computer games regularly when I have free time.
8. Before our school swimming pool was built, I ___________ (travel) six kilometers by
bicycle to do my training every week.
9. My brother ___________ (go) to the stadium every week, but now he just sits at home and
___________ (watch) soccer on television.
10. He ___________ (buy) a new tennis racket and he really looked forward to using it for the
first time.