7B used to
a All of the sentences about the past are false. Change them so that they are true.
500 years ago
1 People used to work in IT. People didn't use to work in IT.
2 People didn't use to work on farms.
3 People didn't use to live as long as they do now.
4 Children's education didn't use to be free.
5 Cities used to be smaller than today.
6 People used to travel by horse.
7 People didn't use to use microwaves to cook food.
b Rewrite the sentences. Change the underlined verbs from the past simple to used to.
1 I used to eat a lot of chocolate when I was younger.
2 People used to write a lot of letters in the days before email.
3 Where did you use to live when you were a child?
4 She used to be a manager before she stopped working.
5 Did your parents use to read you stories when you were young?
6 I didn't used to like vegetables when I was a child.
7 Did you use to be a good student at school?
8 We didn't use to be as fit as we are today.
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