Grammar. We use used to to talk about:

We use used to to talk about:

- repeated actions in the past:

I used to get up at six every morning.

- past states:

I used to live in the country.

• Used to emphasizes that these actions or states are no longer true:

I used to get up at six (but now I get up later).

I used to live in the country (but now I live in town).

• Instead of used to, we can use the Past simple tense:

I get up at six when I was at school.

• Forms of used to:

I	used to didn’t use to	play with dolls
Did you use to play with dolls?

Note: We can also say used not to, but this sound not formal.

• Used to only used in the past, and has no present form,=. Not the difference between:

- I used to ride a bike. (= I rode a bike earlier, but I don’t now).

- I’m used to riding a bike. (= I often do it, I accustomed to it).

 

a) Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences.

 

1. When I was child I was playing in the street a lot.
2. She used to have short hair but now it’s long.
3. Nowadays at weekends I use to stay at home.
4. You didn’t use to smoke, did you?
5. Where did you use to live when you were a student?
6. There use to be a cinema there but it close down.
7. He doesn’t like talking his car abroad because he’s not used to drive on the right.

b) Practice. Make sentences with used to.

1. ________________________________ when I was younger. (I/have long hair)
2. ________________________________ when you were a teenager? (you/smoke)
3. ________________________________ until he broke his leg last year. (he/ski a lot)
4. ________________________________ but we bought one last year. (we not have a car)
5. ________________________________ when she was a child? (she/be good at sport)
6. ________________________________ when he lived in London. (he/ not drive)
7. ________________________________ before they were married? (they/ go out more)
8. ________________________________ until I got contact lenses. (I/ were glasses)

 

& Reading

WHO invented the first computer? And when?
The answer will surprise you: it was Charles Babbage, in the year 1832.
Babbage, who was born in London in 1791, was a great mathematical genius. He was a natural inventor, and invented all sorts of new products.
When he finished school, he went to study mathematics at Cambridge University. There, while Professor of Mathematics in this illustrious university, he designed his "first difference engine ". This was, basically, a hand-operated mechanical calculator.