Past Simple + Used To — Childhood Looks Different Everywhere
Grammar: Past Simple
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple + used to themed around childhood looks different everywhere. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on culture, practising past simple. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In some parts of West Africa, children used to help with farming from a very young age. They did not use to sit in classrooms all day. In Scandinavia, children used to spend most of their time outdoors. They went outside in snow and cold.
Grammar: Past Simple
- Past simple — positive
- She went to school alone every day. — use the irregular form, not -ed.
- Past simple — negative
- They did not have a television at home. — use did not + base form.
Sample items
- I ______ use to like vegetables, but now I love them.
- She ______ her first story when she was eight years old.
- ______ they use to walk to school every day?
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