8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verb in brackets. If used to is not
suitable, use the Past Simple.
O Did you use to play (you/play) football when you were
younger?
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(not go) to concerts much, but now I go
quite often.
2 Steven
(not drink) tea, but now he quite
likes it.
3 What
(you / do) last weekend?
4 Mum
(go) to school on Saturday mornings.
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(not watch) anything on TV last night.​

1 didn't use to go

2 didn't use to drink

3 did you do

4 went // used to go

5 didn't watch

1. at  last the librarian (gave) me the book which  i (had been waiting) for during two months. i was very glad. i (went) home and (began) reading it at once. 2. don’t speak to him: he  (is) very busy, he (is doing) some very urgent work. 3. i did not want him to go there: i (was) afraid that something (would happen). 4. i did not notice that my watch (had stopped), and when i (arrived) at the station, my train (had left) and i (had) to ask when the next train (would come). 5. he (had been waiting) for fifteen minutes when at last he (saw) her at the end of the platform. 6. by the end of the year he (had read) about two hundred pages. 7. we were happy when the sun (rose), for the night (had been) very cold. 8. where have you (put) my dictionary? i cannot find it anywhere. 9. i (had not yet fallen) asleep when the telephone (rang). 10. what were you (doing) from six till nine yesterday?