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Things that were true in the past but not now: I used to have long hair. Used to, didn't use to, and did you use to?

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  1. 1

    When I was little, I ___ afraid of the dark.

    • When I was little, I use to be afraid of the dark.
    • When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark.
    • When I was little, I used to being afraid of the dark.
    • When I was little, I was used be afraid of the dark.

    Answer: When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark.

  2. 2

    My grandad ___ a farmer. Now he's retired.

    • My grandad use to be a farmer.
    • My grandad used to be a farmer.
    • My grandad used to was a farmer.
    • My grandad was use to be a farmer.

    Answer: My grandad used to be a farmer.

  3. 3

    I ___ like vegetables, but now I love them.

    • I didn't use to like vegetables.
    • I didn't used to liked vegetables.
    • I don't used to like vegetables.
    • I used not like vegetables.

    Answer: I didn't use to like vegetables.

  4. 4

    ___ live in a big city?

    • Did you use to live in a big city?
    • Did you used to live in a big city?
    • Do you used to live in a big city?
    • Used you to living in a big city?

    Answer: Did you use to live in a big city?

  5. 5

    We ___ play in the street every evening.

    • We use to played in the street every evening.
    • We used to play in the street every evening.
    • We used to playing in the street every evening.
    • We were used play in the street every evening.

    Answer: We used to play in the street every evening.

  6. 6

    There ___ a cinema here, but now it's a supermarket.

    • There use to be a cinema here.
    • There used being a cinema here.
    • There used to be a cinema here.
    • There used to is a cinema here.

    Answer: There used to be a cinema here.

  7. 7

    She ___ wear glasses, but now she wears contact lenses.

    • She use to wear glasses.
    • She used to wear glasses.
    • She used to wears glasses.
    • She used wear glasses.

    Answer: She used to wear glasses.

  8. 8

    People ___ write letters. Now they send messages.

    • People use to writing letters.
    • People used to write letters.
    • People used to wrote letters.
    • People were used write letters.

    Answer: People used to write letters.

  9. 9

    Which sentence about long hair is correct?

    • I use to have long hair yesterday.
    • I used to had long hair.
    • I used to have long hair.
    • I used to having long hair.

    Answer: I used to have long hair.

  10. 10

    Which question about working here is correct?

    • Didn't he use to work here?
    • Didn't he use to working here?
    • Didn't he used to worked here?
    • Doesn't he used to work here?

    Answer: Didn't he use to work here?

  11. 11

    What does "I used to swim every day" mean?

    • I have never swum
    • I swam every day in the past, but not now
    • I swim every day now
    • I will swim every day

    Answer: I swam every day in the past, but not now

  12. 12

    What does "She didn't use to like coffee" mean?

    • In the past she didn't like it, maybe now she does
    • She has never liked coffee and never will
    • She is drinking coffee now
    • She likes coffee now and always did

    Answer: In the past she didn't like it, maybe now she does

  13. 13

    Which sentence is about a past habit?

    • I have walked to school today.
    • I used to walk to school.
    • I will walk to school.
    • I'm walking to school.

    Answer: I used to walk to school.

  14. 14

    Which question form is correct?

    • Did you use to play an instrument?
    • Did you used to play an instrument?
    • Do you use to play an instrument?
    • Used you play an instrument?

    Answer: Did you use to play an instrument?

  15. 15

    Before phones, people ___ maps on paper.

    • Before phones, people use to used maps on paper.
    • Before phones, people used to use maps on paper.
    • Before phones, people used to using maps on paper.
    • Before phones, people were used use maps on paper.

    Answer: Before phones, people used to use maps on paper.

  16. 16

    My cat ___ sleep on my bed, but now she sleeps on the sofa.

    • My cat use to sleep on my bed.
    • My cat used to sleep on my bed.
    • My cat used to sleeping on my bed.
    • My cat used to slept on my bed.

    Answer: My cat used to sleep on my bed.