Used to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Goals for this part of the lesson

Used to: 

> To understand when "used to" is used 

> How to form it in a question and negative form

What is the difference between "I use" and "I used to"?

Used to

Om te zeggen dat iets vroeger gebeurde.

I used to have long hair
(but now I have short hair).

He used to smoke
(but now he doesn't smoke).

They used to live in India
(but now they live in Germany).

used to + hele werkwoord

Forms

The form 'used to' is used with all subjects:

I used to live

He/she/it used to live

we used to live

you used to live

they used to live

Questions with used to:

Did you use to play tennis? 

(Did - use to - hele ww)

Let op: geen

Did you used to play tennis?

Negatives with used to:

My son didn't use to have a mobile phone.

(Did not - use to - hele ww)

Let op: geen

My son didn't used to have a moblie phone

What happens to "used to" and why?  

Fill in the correct form:
Grandpa ___ 5 miles every day.

1. used to swim
2. used to swam
3. used to swum
4. used to swimmed

Fill in the correct form:
I ____ to bed very late.

1. used to go
2. used to went
3. used to gone
4. used to goes

My cousins ___(not - to go) to this school.

1. didn't use to went
2. didn't use to going
3. didn't use to go
4. didn't use to goes

We ___ comics every day.

1. used to read
2. used to reading
3. used to reads
4. used reading

add "used to"

She / to eat/ meat.

add "used to"
(-) ____ (we - come) here.

add "used to"
+
(? ) He / to play / football

Continue with...

Lesson 5, Ex. 3

Then make this online exercise 

What have you learnt in this lesson?

'Used to' wordt gebruikt bij gebeurtenissen in de ...

1. verleden tijd
2. tegenwoordige tijd
3. toekomstige tijd