used to - Exercise–4

‘used to’ Exercise – 4

In these sentences, use verbs either with ‘used to’ or in the Present Simple tense.

1. Anu  loves riding. Every weekend, she ____ her pony. (ride)

2. Sameera also loves riding. She ____ her pony every weekend but now she is too busy. (ride)

3. When Jaya was a child, her grandmother ____ her stories. (tell)

4. Now Jayal ____ the same stories to her own children. (tell)

5. The factory ____ cars but it has closed now. (produce)   

6. They still ____ excellent wine and cheese in Itly. (produce)

7. London ____ the biggest city in the world. (be)

8. In the Stone Age, people ____ in caves, (live)

9. English people ____ more coffee than tea nowadays. (drink)   

10. I ____ football, but then I broke my leg. I ____ now. (play/not play)

11. I ____ that the English were very polite. Now, I've changed my mind. I think that they often ____ rudely. (think/behave)

12. Tina ____ a secretary, now. She ____ a manager. (be/be)

Answers:

1. rides

2. used to ride

3. used to tell

4. tells

5. used to produce

6. make/produce

7. is

8. used to live

9. drink

10. used to play, don’t play

11. used to think, behave

12. is, used to be