Question

Complete the following sentences about how things used to be 50 years ago. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of used to and the words in brackets.

1. Not too many people … (live) in the cities.

2. Salaries … (be) much lower.

3. People … (not buy) so much stuff.

4. People … (not get) divorced.

5. People …. (not eat) so much processed food; their diet was healthier.

6. People … (have) more children and at a younger age.

7. People … (not travel) so often, or they just didn't travel at all.

8. People … (write) letters because they didn't have computers.

9. People … (not live) together before getting married.

10.Families … (be) closer and more connected than they are today.

Answer 1

1. Lived
2.were
3.didn’t buy
4.didn’t get
5.didn’t eat
6.had
7.didn’t travel
8.wrote
9.didn’t live
10.were