Review the structure of statements and questions using ‘used to’ and ‘didn’t use to’. Students will be able to use ‘used to’ and ‘didn’t use to’ to talk about habits or customs they did in the past but no longer do. This gives students the opportunity to explain how they have changed as they have gotten older as well as reflecting on the past.
John didn’t use to enjoy engineering
Overview
Daily life
Level
Elementary: A2Pre-Intermediate: A2+
Included
2 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 60 mins
Language functions Talking about the past
Language forms Past forms
Activities
Correct the mistakesGap fillReadingSentence completion
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