SEVENTH LESSON

GRAMMAR

Usually & Used to

• Usually: present habits states

I usually get up at 8.00 on school days.
I don't usually go out during the week.
Houses in the suburbs usually have gardens.
Do you usually walk to work?

For present habits use usually / normally + present simple.

• Used to: past habits and states

We used to be close friends but we don't see each other any more.
I used to go out with that girl when I was at school.
Did you use to wear glasses?
She didn't use to have fair. She had dark hair before.

For past habits use used to / didn't use to + infinitive.



EXERCISE

Correct any mistakes in the phrases. (Workbook, pag. 40)

-I didn't use to like Callum, but now he is one of my best friends.
- I usually go swimming, before I go to work.
- He used to be very overweight but than he went on a diet. Now he's very slim.
- Did you use to argue with your sister when you were little?
- My wife doesn't usuallydrive to work. She normally walks or goes by bus.
- Where did you use to work beforfe you came here?
- Do you usually get home before 8.00?



Complete the sentences with usually or the correct form of used to. (Workbook, pag. 41)

- We never used to eat out but now we go to a restaurant twice a week.
- We usually visit my parents on Sundays if I'm not working.
- Did you use to wear a uniform when you went to school?
- I used to go to the gym three times a week, but now any more. I'm too busy.
- He didn't use to like children, but now he's the perfect father.
- Do you usually work late on Fridays?
- He used to be very patient, but now he's really impatient.
- Did they use to go to the beach a lot when they were kids?
- We don't usually have a long holiday, but this year we're going to Australia for six mounths.