used to
USED TO, BE USED TO, GET USED TO
Past Perfect
past simple/ past perfect
past simple/ continuous/perfect
100

I didn’t__________________live in Madrid.

I didn’t USE TO live in Madrid.

100

I ___________ (work) in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.

I USED TO WORK in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.

100

Maria ____ already ____ (paint) her nails.

Maria HAD already PAINTED her nails.

100

Mike ______ (cheat) during the exam and Sara ____(know) about it.

Mike HAD CHEATED during the exam and Yasmin KNEW about it.

100

What ____ you _______(do) when I _____ (call) you last night?

What WERE you DOING when I CALLED you last night?

200

I  ____ (work) hard when I was a student.

I USED TO WORK hard when I was a student.

200

Robin made a big effort to ____________ his new life.

Robin made a big effort to GET USED TO his new life.

200

Laura ________(not see) some people's faces until they took their mask off.

Laura HADN'T SEEN some people's faces until they took their mask off.

200

Adriana _______(not shout) in class before Anas  ______ (start) throwing her paper balls.

Adriana HADN'T SHOUTED in class before Anas STARTED throwing her paper balls.

200

Marc _______ (know) Edinburgh so well because he ______ (live) there for five years.

Marc KNEW Edinburgh so well because he HAD LIVED there for 5 years.

300

When I was a little child, we_____________have a cat as a pet.

When I was a little child, we USED TO have a cat as a pet

300

I ________ (not - have) dinner at 6:00 PM. In my country we eat later.

I AM NOT USED TO HAVING dinner at 6:00 PM. In my country we eat later.

300

Jane _______ (read) a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.

Jane HAD READ a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.

300

Gabriel and Andrea ____(not play) Jeopardy before they ____ (come) to high school.

Gabriel and Andrea HADN'T PLAYED Jeopardy before they CAME to high school.

300

He ______ the bottle of water on the floor while he was ______ dinner. (drop/cook)

He DROPPED the bottle of water on the floor while he WAS COOKING dinner.

400

He_________________ work as a doctor for many years.

He USED TO work as a doctor for many years.

400

She became a big star but never _____________ (live) in the limelight.

She became a big star but never GOT USED TO LIVING in the limelight.

400

_____ Mary _____ (have) a photo with the teacher?

HAD Mary HAD a photo with the teacher?

400

The teacher _____ (be) to Paris before Carla and Paula _____ (go) there.

The teacher HAD BEEN to Paris before Lola and Paula WENT there.


400

After the guests_______, the kids ________the house.  (leave/clean)

After the guests HAD LEFT, the kids CLEANED the house.

500

I  ____ (not read) a lot.

I DIDN´T USE TO READ a lot.

500

The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they _____________ not _____________ (type) their answers on a computer.

The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they WERE not USED TO TYPING their answers on a computer. 

500

Josh _____ (not run) five kilometers before he took a break.

Josh HADN´T RUN five kilometers before he took a break.

500

Emma and Harry _______ (not study) much before, but they _______ (promise) the teacher to be better students!

Emma and Harry HADN'T STUDIED much before, but they PROMISED the teacher to be better students!

500

While I _______ (walk) to school, I _____ (see) an old friend whom I _______ (not see) for years.

While I WAS WALKING to school, I SAW an old friend whom I  HADN´T SEEN for years.