OmerOmer used to used to be be a farmer but he is retired now.a farmer but he is retired now.

*Do you remember these sentences?*Do you remember these sentences?

Used to Used to +verb (no ending)+verb (no ending)

Omer Omer used to used to look afterlook after his fatherhis father’’s sheep.s sheep.

His mother His mother used to used to makemake remedies.remedies.

We use We use used toused to when something when something happened quite a long time in the happened quite a long time in the pastpast

either: a- for quite a long a- for quite a long time.time.

or: b- for again and b- for again and again.again.

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ApplicatioApplication.n.Change these sentences. Use Change these sentences. Use

(used to).(used to).1-Every one listened to 1-Every one listened to

stories.stories.Every one used to listen to stories.

2-We lived in a traditional 2-We lived in a traditional house.house. We used to live in a traditional

house.

3-A well supplied the hole village.

A well used to supply the hole village.

4-I travelled on camels and horses as a boy.

I used to travel on camels and horses as a boy.

5-It was a desert in Omer’s youth.

It used to be a desert in Omer’s youth.

We donWe don’’t use t use (used to)(used to) in a question in a question or or

a negative. We use the past tense a negative. We use the past tense only.only. We used to stay in hotels on the We used to stay in hotels on the vacation.vacation.

Where did you stay? Did you stay at Where did you stay? Did you stay at home?home?

No, we didnNo, we didn’’t stay at t stay at home.home.

Practice this conversation

A-”Ahmed used to eat a lot when he was younger.”

B- ”What did he eat? Did he eat good food?

A-”No, he didn’t eat good food. He used to eat junk food.

b-books

a-newspaper

a-read 1

b-football

a-tennis

a-play b-to Europe

a-to America

a-travel

2 3

Evaluation Evaluation

*Write these sentence with *Write these sentence with used toused to if if possible.possible.1- Omer was a farmer but he is retired

now.Omer used to be a farmer but he is retired now.2-As a youth, Omer often observed his father.

As a youth, Omer often used to observe his father.

3- Omer’s mother fetched water from a well.

Omer’s mother used to fetch water from a well.

4- Omer retired last year.

Omer retired last year.

5- Omer was here on Monday.

Omer was here on Monday.