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'Used to' vs. Past Simple

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  • mobile / didn't / people / ago / have / long / to / phones / use
    Long ago, people didn't use to have mobile phones.
  • Soldiers ______________ (build) this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
    Soldiers BUILT this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
  • In the past, people ______ (not write) emails.
    In the past, people DIDN'T USE TO WRITE emails.
  • ______________ (listen) to that new Shawn Mendes song with Katie last weekend?
    DID YOU LISTEN to that new Shawn Mendes song with Katie last weekend?
  • I ____________ (not like) pepper when I was small, but now I love it.
    I DIDN'T USE TO LIKE pepper when I was small, but now I love it.
  • I _____ (not go) to the gym yestarday because I had a terrible headache.
    I DIDN'T GO to the gym yestarday because I had a terrible headache.
  • What did you _____(do) yesterday morning?
    What did you DO yesterday morning?
  • Did you ___________ (take) a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
    Did you TAKE a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
  • We ______ (walk) to school, but now we go by car.
    We USED TO WALK to school, but now we go by car.
  • My friend __________ (go) to China to see the Olimpic Games in 2008.
    My friend WENT to China to see the Olimpic Games in 2008.
  • When you were a child, what did people _____ (do) to keep in touch?
    When you were a child, what did people USE TO DO to keep in touch?
  • I _____________ (eat) a lot of candies when I was a little girl. Now I prefer fruits and vegetables.
    I USED TO EAT a lot of candies when I was a little girl. Now I prefer fruits and vegetables.
  • use / people / to / did / what / travel? / do / to
    What did people use to do to travel?
  • In the 1940s', what did people _______ (do) to cook their food?
    In the 1940s', what did people USE TO DO to cook their food?
  • Long ago, people ________ (not cook) in microwaves.
    Long ago, people DIDN'T USE TO cook in microwaves.
  • My brother ____________ (be) so friendly, but he's changed and he's shier now.
    My brother USED TO BE so friendly, but he's changed and he's shier now.
  • I ______ (not go) to the cinema at the weekend because it was too expensive but now I go every Saturday.
    I DIDN'T USE TO GO to the cinema at the weekend because it was too expensive but now I go every Saturday.
  • I ______________ (be) born in 2007.
    I WAS born in 2007.
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