Question

Complete these sentences with use(d) to …+ suitable verb.
work spend work live smoke have like be live go
Example: Before he was married he ______ alone. - Before he was married he used to live alone.
1. I ______________ in sales, but I was useless, I couldn't sell anything!
2. When my children were little we ____________ hours playing in the garden.
3. When I was a nurse I __________ nights.
4. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He ___________ 40 cigarettes a day.
5. Liz _________ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
6. I rarely eat ice-cream now but I _________ it when I was a child.
7. Jim _________ my best friend but we aren’t friends any longer.
8. We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We ________ in Nottingham.
9. When you lived in London, __________ to the theatre very often?

Answer 1

1 I used to work in sales, but I was useless , I couldn't sell anything.
2 When my children were little we used to spend hours playing in the garden.
3 When I was a nurse I used to work nights.
4 Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
5 Liz used to had a motorbike , but last year she sold it and bought a car.
6 I rarely eat ice cream now, but I used to eat it when I was a child.
7 Jim used to be my best friend, but we aren't friends any longer.
8 We came to in Manchester a few years ago. We used to live in Nottingham.
9 When you lived in London, you used to go to the theater very often?

Answer 2

1. I used to work in sales, but I was useless, I couldn't sell anything!

2. When my children were little we used to spend hours playing in the garden.

3. When I was a nurse I used to work nights.

4. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.

5. Liz used to have a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.

6. I rarely eat ice-cream now but I used to like it when I was a child.

7. Jim used to be my best friend, but we aren’t friends any longer.

8. We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We used to live in Nottingham.

9. When you lived in London, did you use to go to the theatre very often?