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In the past, people ______ (not write) emails.

In the past, people DIDN'T USE TO WRITE emails.

We ______ (walk) to school, but now we go by car.

We USED TO WALK to school, but now we go by car.

What did you _____(do) yesterday morning?

What did you DO yesterday morning?

mobile / didn't / people / ago / have / long / to / phones / use

Long ago, people didn't use to have mobile phones.

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.

Long ago, people ________ (not cook) in microwaves.

Long ago, people DIDN'T USE TO cook in microwaves.

She _____ (watch) a movie last night.

watched

She __________ (play) the piano when she was younger, but she stopped practicing.

She used to play the piano when she was younger, but she stopped practicing.

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.

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.

During the earthquake, many buildings ___ (fall down).

fell down

I ______ (visit) my grandmother yesterday.

visited

Soldiers ______________ (build) this bridge near the end of the Second World War.

Soldiers BUILT this bridge near the end of the Second World War.

I ______________ (be) born in 2007.

I WAS born in 2007.

Sarah __________ (visit) her grandparents every summer when she was a child.

Sarah used to visit her grandparents every summer when she was a child.

She ________ (play) the piano when she was young.

She USED TO play the piano when she was young.

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.

We _____ (not travel) to Paris last summer.

didn't travel

______________ (listen) to that new Shawn Mendes song with Katie last weekend?

DID YOU LISTEN to that new Shawn Mendes song with Katie last weekend?

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.

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?

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?

My friend __________ (go) to China to see the Olimpic Games in 2008.

My friend WENT to China to see the Olimpic Games in 2008.

use / people / to / did / what / travel? / do / to

What did people use to do to travel?

When I was younger, I __________ (play) football with my friends in the park.

When I was younger, I used to play football with my friends in the park.

The weather ____ (be) cold last week.

was