Past simple
Past Simple vs past perfect

Used To

Past simple vs used to

Passive or active
100

I _____________ (DRAW) a picture today.

I DREW a picture today.

100

I was tired because I ________ (not sleep) all night.

I was tired because I HADN'T SLEPT all night.

100

Dad takes the bus to work now, but he ____________________ (drive).

Dad takes the bus to work now, but he used to drive.

100

I ______ (enjoy) that match very much last night.

I enjoyed that match very much last night.

100

Electricity _________ (invent) by Benjamin Franklin.

Electricity WAS INVENTED by Benjamin Franklin.

200

I _________(not see) a film on my computer earlier today.

I DIDN'T SEE a film on my computer earlier today.

200

I broke my ankle yesterday in the tennis match because I ______ (fall) over the net.

I broke my ankle yesterday in the tennis match because I had fallen over the net.

200

Mum drinks tea now, but she ____________________(not drink) it.

Mum drinks tea now, but she didn't use to drink it.

200

I _______ (be) afraid of spiders, but now I have no problem with them.

I used to be afraid of spiders, but now I have no problem with them.

200

The Chinese _________ (invent) paper around 2,000 years ago.

The Chinese INVENTED paper around 2,000 years ago.

300

My mum _____ (let) me watch a horror last night.

My mum LET me watch a horror last night.

300

She taught me how to play the piano last year very well. I ________ (never have) a teacher as good as her before.

She taught me how to play the piano last year very well. I had never had a teacher as good as her before.

300

What _______________ (you do) after school?

What did you use to do after school?

300

__________ (you drive) to work when you lived in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s?

Did you use to drive to work when you lived in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s?

300

Around 85 million people _______ (lose) their lives in WW2.

Around 85 million people LOST  their lives in WW2.

400

I ______ (fall) off the horse last weekend.

I FELL off the horse last weekend.

400

I ______ (wake) up, _____ (go) downstairs, and then I _____ (hear) a noise from upstairs.

I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs.

400

"I used to go to that restaurant a couple of times last year." Is this sentence correct? If not, what is the correct answer and why?

Incorrect! the correct sentence is: "I went to that restaurant a couple of times last year." because it is NOT a habitual action in past.

400

Harry ______ (like) dogs, but one day he was attacked by a pit bull and then he ______ (become) very afraid of them.

Harry used to like dogs, but one day he was attacked by a pit bull and then he became very afraid of them.

400

Hello ________( not sing) by Billie Eilish.

Hello WASN'T SUNG by Billie Eilish.

500

My little brother _______ (fight) against two older boys yesterday.

My little brother FOUGHT against two older boys yesterday.

500

I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs. Next, I _____ (hear) footsteps! It was then that I ______ (remember) that I _____ (leave) the window open!

I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs. Next, I heard footsteps! It was then that I remembered that I had left the window open!

500

Change this past habit to a correct present habit:

I used to go to the gym on Wednesdays.

"I usually go to the gym on Wednesdays" or "I tend to go the gym on Wednesdays" but NOT: "I use to go to the gym on Wednesdays".

500

How ____________ (people send) each other messages before they _______ (invent) the telephone?

How did people use to send each other messages before they invented the telephone?

500

My sister ________(give) lots of presents for her birthday.

My sister WAS GIVEN lots of presents for her birthday.