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Used to

The Shady Past of a Butterfly

Focus on Grammar 3 Part I, Unit 5 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
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The Secret Life of a Butterfly 1

I used to I But Madame be am let me tell a caterpillar! you Butterfly Hello! and I am I used to beautiful! look very different!

The Secret Life of a Butterfly 2

I used to The gardener live not was on happy plants with me! and I used to eat sweet, young, green leaves. Mmmmm. I used to get into trouble for it too.

The Secret Life of a Butterfly 3

He used to come running after me to catch me.

But I used to hide under leaves where he could not see me. That used to drive him crazy. And I used to love that too.

Used to 1
Use used to + base form of the verb to talk about past habits or past situations that no longer exist in the present.

I used to be a caterpillar!
base form

Be Careful!
Used to always refers to the past. There is no present form.
base form

I used to eat green leaves.

I dont eat leaves today. I drink the nectar of flowers!

Used to 2
Use used to in sentences that contrast the past and the present. Time expressions such as now, no longer, or not anymore emphasize the contrast. I used to hide from the gardener, but I dont do that anymore.

Now, I fly right around his face, and he doesnt scream at me any longer.

Practice 1

Write about three things you used to do. Add sentences in the present using now, no longer, or not anymore.

Example: The gardener used to scream when he saw caterpillars. Now, he doesnt scream at the beautiful butterflies.

Negative with Used to

Form the negative with didnt + use to or never + used to + base form.
base form

I didnt use to be so beautiful! Madame Butterfly didnt use used to have wings.
No d with did !!

Questions with Used to

Form questions with did + use to + base form.

base form

Did the gardener use to try to catch you?

use Did you used to look different?

No d with did !!

Practice 2

Look at the sentences with used to. Form questions and negative statements for each sentence.

Example: The gardener used to love the caterpillar.

Did the gardener use to love the caterpillar?

The gardener didnt use to love the caterpillar.

Did butterfly used to be ugly. 1. The the butterfly use to look different? The butterfly didnt use to look different. Did caterpillar used to drink nectar of flowers? 2. The the caterpillar use to drink thethe nectar of flowers. The caterpillar didnt use to drink the nectar of flowers.

3. The the gardener use to leave the caterpillar alone? Did gardener used to leave the caterpillar alone.
The gardener didnt use to leave the caterpillar alone.

4. Madame Butterfly used to live a house? Did Madame Butterfly use to live in in a house.
Madame Butterfly didnt use to live in a house.

Be Used to & Get Used to

MyAnd I quicklyare friend and Today life isI got used to getting very different. used to drinking lots of nectar of the compliments. beautiful I am used to people flowers. loving me.
Life is good when you are beautiful!

Be Careful!
Do not confuse used to + base form of the verb with be used to or get used to. We used to eat green leaves.
Form of be

We are used to eating the nectar of flowers.

Form of get

We got used to eating leaves and flowers.

Be Careful!
Be used to means be accustomed to. Get used to means get accustomed to.

I am used to people loving me.

She got used to getting lots of compliments.

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