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Grammar I

A. Compare what Samita said in the past and what she says now.

FIVE YEARS AGO
I travel a lot. I'm a hotel receptionist.

I play the piano. I've got lots of friends.
I'm very lazy. I never read newspapers.

I don't like cheese. I don't drink tea.
I've got a dog. I go to a lot of parties.

TODAY
I eat a lot of cheese now. My dog died two years ago.
I work very hard these days. I read a newspaper everyday
now.
I work in a bookshop now.
I haven't been to a party for
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I haven't played the piano for
I don't go away much these years.
days.
Tea's great! I like it now.

Now, make sentences using used to/didn't use to/never used to as in the example.

Example: She used to travel a lot but she doesn't go away much these days.

B. Rewrite the following sentences using used to or didn't use to.
a. I lived with my parents.
b. Did you swim in the river every summer?
c. He never smoked.
d. I played tennis at school.
e. Villagers walked for hours to reach the nearest health post.
f. There was a dense forest around the village.
g. What did you do in your childhood?
h. I didn't write stories.
i. Did people travel by airplanes?
j. Where did you go to deposit your money?

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