Les habitudes passées avec used to : corrigé des exercices 4e

1. I used to sleep with a teddy bear.
2. My mum used to work in a bank.
3. We used to live in a flat in the city centre.
4. My brother used to be afraid of dogs.
5. They used to go camping every summer.
6. There used to be a bakery next to my school.
7. My grandfather used to ride a motorbike.

Used to a la même forme à toutes les personnes.

1. I didn’t use to like spinach.
2. She didn’t use to wear glasses.
3. We didn’t use to have a garden.
4. He didn’t use to do sport.
5. They didn’t use to speak French.
6. My parents didn’t use to travel a lot.

1. Did you use to have a pet? Yes, I did.
2. Did your dad use to play football? No, he didn’t.
3. Did your grandparents use to live on a farm? Yes, they did.
4. Did your sister use to cry a lot? No, she didn’t.
5. Did Tom use to walk to school? Yes, he did.
6. Where did you use to go on holiday? I used to go to the seaside.

1. I used to collect stickers.
2. Did you use to watch cartoons? (après did)
3. She didn’t use to eat meat. (après didn’t)
4. We used to go to the same school.
5. Where did they use to live?
6. He never used to tidy his room. (never n’est pas un auxiliaire : on garde used)

1. I used to have long hair.
2. She didn’t use to like school.
3. Did you use to play an instrument?
4. There used to be a castle here.
5. My grandmother used to knit scarves.
6. What did you use to do on Sundays?

1. There used to be horses and carts. Now there are buses and bikes.
2. There used to be a blacksmith’s shop. Now there is a phone shop.
3. There used to be gas lamps. Now there are LED street lights.
4. Children used to play in the street. Now they play in the park.
5. People used to wear hats. Now they wear caps or nothing.

1. Last Saturday, I went to the cinema. (action unique)
2. When I was little, I used to go to the park every day. (habitude)
3. In 2022, we visited Belfast once. (une seule fois)
4. My grandad used to smoke but he stopped ten years ago. (habitude terminée)
5. Yesterday she lost her keys. (action unique)
6. As a child, he used to hate Mondays. (état qui a duré)

1. I used to play the piano.
2. Did you use to live here?
3. She didn’t use to like fish.
4. We used to go to the beach. (base verbale)
5. He used to be shy.
6. I usually get up at seven every day now. (habitude présente : présent simple)
7. Did you use to have a bike when you were young?

1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
2. My parents didn’t use to have a car.
3. Did you use to play marbles when you were little?
4. There used to be a swimming pool in my village.
5. She didn’t use to like reading, but now she loves it.
6. Where did you use to spend your holidays?

1. She used to live on a farm in County Kerry.
2. No, they didn’t. They didn’t use to have electricity.
3. She used to feed the chickens.
4. Her mother used to make her clothes.
5. They used to play the fiddle.
6. She still bakes her own bread.

Exemple de réponse modèle :

Exemples de questions :

1. What kind of music did you use to listen to?
2. Did you use to wear a school uniform?
3. Where did you use to go on holiday?
4. What games did you use to play with your friends?
5. Did you use to watch a lot of television?