Say how things happened some time ago and how they happen now
E.g. Light their streets and houses with gas/use electricity
Some time ago people used to light their streets and houses with gas but now they use electricity
- travel on horseback / travel by car
- write letters / send e-mails
- read more books / watch a lot of television
- walk upstairs and downstairs / use lifts
Complete the sentences with the new words
- My friend is very good at cycling, lately he’s won an important ….
- In the second half our players …. to goals and won the game.
- A …. of scientists made a very important discovery in physics.
- I was late for school, …. I got up early.
- Being tall is an … for a basketball player.
- The wall was high and it was not easy to …. over it.
Complete the sentences with used to + verb
- My little baby sister doesn’t cry much now, but she …every night a month ago.
- Ben Wilson …in London, but now he is living in Glassgow.
- Fanny …a lot of sweets, but now she is on a diet.
- Tom …tennis a lot, but now his studies don’t give him much time to play tennis.
- Jack …race bikes, but now he hasn’t got time to do it.
