1. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

2. Use of “Used To” in the Past Tense This used to be my playground... (Madonna) Refering to: a continual habit that happened regularly and ceased to happen in the past something which was true, but this does not hold any more.

3. Compare: I used to play with a rock band. – regularly, I do not play with them any more I was playing with a rock band – once, in the past when something else happened I played with a rock band. – the other day, it was a one—time occasion I have been playing with a rock band. – I started to play with them and never finished I have played with a rock band. – and that’s why I become famous

4. Examples: Martin used to live in Glasgow. Sheila used to drink 5 pints of lager a day. There used to be a beautiful view of the seaside over here. I used to love sundae poured over with double cream and topped with chocolate. (he moved 10 years ago) she had to stop due to her medical condition) (before a new carriage way was built) (when I was a child)

5. Bits of Grammar USED TO: has no present form, it is purely a past tense construction – there is no I use to + (verb) form behaves just like any other verb in the past tense –Question: Did you use to... ? –Negative: I did not use to....

6. can be easily confused with “to be used to (verb)[-ing]” Compare: - I am used to getting up early. - I was used to getting up early. - I used to get up early. can be easily confused with “get used to (noun/verb[ing]) Compare: - I’ll get used to waking up early quite easily. - I got used to listening to BBC Radio Scotland music programmes. - I don’t think I can get used to your continuous gossiping.

7. Complete these stentences: 1. Joe moved from Eastbourne 2 years ago. He has been living in Brighton since. John ______________ in Eastbourne. 2. I rarely eat sweats now, but I ___________ a lot as a child. 3. There is a new superstore in our street, but there ___________ a woodland there. 4. When my aunt lived in Durham, she _____________ to the cinema every week. 5. My nephew _________ the telly every evening, but he doesn’t care about it any more. used to live used to eat used to be used to go used to watch

8. How has she changed? She used to have a dog. She used to wear jeans. She used to play computer games. She used to drink coke. She did not use to have a cat. She did not use to drink water. She did not use to wear skirts. Did she use to eat fruit? Did she use to do exercise?

9. Rewrite the sentences using used to 1/ After school I always went outside to play football with my friends. 2/ He wore long hair all the way through high school. 3/ They played in a band every night. 4/ He sped all the time before he got caught. 5/ We didn’t help our mother with the house chores when we were kids. 6/ Did you go to the English courses even before we met?

10. Written task: Imagine what you would say about present 30 years from now. What used to be different? What did you use to do? (5 sentences) Examples: 1/ I used to go to school. 2/ I used to study English. 3/ We used to take the bus. 4/ People used to watch TV a lot. 5/ There used to be lots of snow in the winter.

11. Used to x would Used to also repeated states or habits in the past I used to live in Brno. I used to be a rock star. They used to own a big company. We used to go to the same school. In informal speech we prefer used to Would With would there must be given some particular time, situation or event Ex. When I was a child I would go to my grandmum’s every weekend. In the negative would changes the meaning Ex. I wouldn't play with dogs = I refused to play Both are used for repeated past actions and events

12. Would is only good for actions or situations that were repeated many times Compare:  ‘When he was at school, he used to / would play football every Saturday.’ = action that was repeated many times  ‘I used to live in Manchester, but I moved to London last year.’ = 'living in Manchester' wasn't repeated again and again

13. Practice time: would or used to 1/ She ________ cook for herself every night. 2/ I _______ have long hair. 3/ My mother _______ buy baked beans when I was a child. 4/ I _______ like maths at the primary school. 5/ This _______ be a living room. 6/ He _______ think that English was a difficult language to learn. 7/ We _________ meet in the museum every weekend. 8/ My parents _______ watch TV a lot. used to/ would used to used to/ would used to used to/ would used to

14. Make the questions or negatives 1. I used to read a lot. ? 2. We used to go fishing every weekend. – 3. I used to love watching sunset. ? 4. I would help them whenever they asked. ? 5. They would come home every Christmas. – 6. My brother used to be very active. ? 7. My parents used to work together. - 8. She would return the books late all the time. ?

15. Correct the mistakes We use to go out more often. He didn’t used to wear school uniform. I didn’t use understand English at all. Did he used to be a rock star? She use to study very hard. Did your children use get up early at the weekends? I didn’t use to work late. used use to use used to

16. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.