Unit 5.2 – Used to + Infinitive Exercises
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to” and the verb in parentheses:
1. When I was a child, I __________ (play) in the park every day.
2. My grandmother __________ (bake) bread every weekend.
3. They __________ (not/live) in this city before 2010.
4. __________ you __________ (work) in a restaurant?
5. He __________ (smoke) a lot, but he quit last year.
6. We __________ (not/have) a car when we lived in New York.
7. __________ your sister __________ (study) French at school?
8. I __________ (eat) meat, but now I’m vegetarian.
9. They __________ (go) to the beach every summer when they were kids.
10. She __________ (not/like) coffee, but now she drinks it every morning.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:
1. I __________ afraid of the dark when I was a child.
2. __________ play tennis professionally?
3. My father __________ to work every day, but now he works from home.
4. They __________ in that blue house on the corner.
5. Where __________ before moving to this city?
6. She __________ her grandmother every weekend, but now she’s too busy.
7. __________ a lot of fast food?
8. We __________ TV after dinner when I was growing up.
9. He __________ very shy, but now he’s much more confident.
10. They __________ to the gym, but they stopped because it was too expensive.
Exercise 3: Correct the Mistakes
Each sentence below contains ONE mistake with “used to.” Identify and correct it:
1. I use to live in Paris.
(Type the correct sentence)
2. Did you used to play the piano?
(Type the correct sentence)
3. She didn’t used to like spicy food.
(Type the correct sentence)
4. We are used to live near the beach.
(Type the correct sentence)
5. He used to working in that factory.
(Type the correct sentence)
6. Used they to visit you often?
(Type the correct sentence)
7. I didn’t used to eat breakfast.
(Type the correct sentence)
8. They used drive to work together.
(Type the correct sentence)
9. She use to be my best friend.
(Type the correct sentence)
10. We didn’t use to having a car.
(Type the correct sentence)