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.