Past simple
I _____________ (paint) a picture today.
I painted a picture today.
Dad takes the bus to work now, but he ____________________ (drive).
Dad takes the bus to work now, but he used to drive.
I ______ (enjoy) that match very much last night.
I enjoyed that match very much last night.
I _________(see) a film on my computer earlier today.
I saw a film on my computer earlier today.
Mum drinks tea now, but she ____________________(not drink) it.
Mum drinks tea now, but she didn't use to drink it.
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.
We _____________(not study) on the bus before the exam.
We didn't study on the bus before the exam.
What _______________ (you do) after school?
What did you use to do after school?
__________ (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?
____________ (you, meet) your friends yesterday?
Did you meet your friends yesterday?
"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.
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.
Tommy _____ (say) goodbye and _____ (leave) the house when Jane was arriving. Also: are these verbs regular or irregular?
Tommy said (irregular) goodbye and left (irregular) the house when Jane was arriving.
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".
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?