[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019e0cce-86aa-7814-a72a-77df82da4ad8":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9":241},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019e0cce-86aa-7814-a72a-77df82da4ad8","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019df7ab-ac74-721a-be5f-324337bfcad9","Used to - Technology and Communication","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Complete the sentences about technology and communication in the past using used to.",1,[11,33,51,70,89,108,127,146,165,184,203,222],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019e0cd0-2fbe-70a7-8e87-9f473a4a450c","People __1__ letters to stay in touch with friends and family.",0,"Use 'used to' + base verb to describe past habits that no longer happen. The correct form is 'used to write' (not 'use to' or 'used to writing').","My grandmother used to write postcards every week when she traveled.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019e0cd0-2fbb-7f14-af03-8c24864c6286",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbb-7b80-af03-8c248590abc9","used to write",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbb-7c14-af03-8c2485b419c2","use to write",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbb-7c80-af03-8c24860605b1","used to writing",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019e0cd0-2fbe-734b-8e87-9f473fe9df52","__1__ a mobile phone when you were a teenager?","Use 'Did' + subject + 'use to' + base verb for questions about past habits. In questions, we use 'use to' (not 'used to') after 'did'.","Did you use to send text messages on your first phone?",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019e0cd0-2fbe-730f-8e87-9f473fc66a76",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-72cf-8e87-9f473ef70757","Did you used to have",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-72f3-8e87-9f473f23f2b6","Used you to have",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-72a7-8e87-9f473e74ca91","Did you use to have",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019e0cd0-2fbe-742b-8e87-9f4741fa8b76","We __1__ the internet to find information because it was too slow.",3,"Use 'didn't use to' + base verb for negative sentences about past habits. After 'didn't', we use 'use to' (not 'used to').","My parents didn't use to shop online because they preferred stores.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019e0cd0-2fbe-73ef-8e87-9f47414c22e7",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-73d3-8e87-9f4741369f1d","used not to trust",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-738f-8e87-9f47405586f0","didn't use to trust",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-73b3-8e87-9f4740f0fe36","didn't used to trust",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7537-8e87-9f47445381e8","Children __1__ video calls to talk to their grandparents in the 1990s.",4,"Use 'didn't use to' + base verb to describe things that were not true or common in the past. The negative form requires 'didn't use to', not 'didn't used to'.","People didn't use to share photos instantly before smartphones existed.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019e0cd0-2fbe-74e7-8e87-9f4743ab2af9",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-746f-8e87-9f4741fda3fb","didn't use to make",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-748f-8e87-9f4742292a70","didn't used to make",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-74c7-8e87-9f474303b83d","not used to make",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7613-8e87-9f474789f647","My sister __1__ hours on the phone talking to her friends every evening.",5,"Use 'used to' + base verb to talk about past habits that no longer happen. The structure is 'used to spend', not 'used spend' or 'was used to spend'.","Teenagers used to spend time writing in chat rooms on their computers.",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":9,"options":98},"019e0cd0-2fbe-75df-8e87-9f4746937f2e",[99,102,105],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-759f-8e87-9f47456d17dd","used spend",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-75bf-8e87-9f4745b89bb8","was used to spend",{"id":106,"optionText":107,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-757f-8e87-9f4744ef9783","used to spend",{"id":109,"sentenceTemplate":110,"displayOrder":111,"explanation":112,"exampleSentence":113,"blanks":114},"019e0cd0-2fbe-76e7-8e87-9f474aaaee53","__1__ email for work in the early 2000s?",6,"Use 'Did' + subject + 'use to' + base verb for questions about past habits. The question form requires 'use to' (without 'd') after 'did'.","Did your teacher use to send assignments by email or on paper?",[115],{"id":116,"blankNumber":9,"options":117},"019e0cd0-2fbe-76b3-8e87-9f474a53548a",[118,121,124],{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7697-8e87-9f4749c14d5f","Was your boss used to check",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7657-8e87-9f474833a901","Did your boss use to check",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7677-8e87-9f47490b692a","Did your boss used to check",{"id":128,"sentenceTemplate":129,"displayOrder":130,"explanation":131,"exampleSentence":132,"blanks":133},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7977-8e87-9f475436577b","__1__ music before streaming services became popular?",9,"Use 'Did' + subject + 'use to' + base verb to ask about past habits. In questions with 'did', the form is 'use to' (not 'used to').","Did you use to buy CDs before music streaming became popular?",[134],{"id":135,"blankNumber":9,"options":136},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7943-8e87-9f4753b113f6",[137,140,143],{"id":138,"optionText":139,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7907-8e87-9f4752e4a74e","Did people used to download",{"id":141,"optionText":142,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-78e3-8e87-9f4751f23ce6","Did people use to download",{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7923-8e87-9f475314a687","Were people used to download",{"id":147,"sentenceTemplate":148,"displayOrder":149,"explanation":150,"exampleSentence":151,"blanks":152},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7a4f-8e87-9f47576b3b05","My parents __1__ a paper map to find directions when they traveled.",10,"Use 'used to' + base verb to describe past habits that no longer happen. After 'used to', always use the base form of the verb, so 'used to carry' is correct.","Drivers used to stop at gas stations to ask for directions.",[153],{"id":154,"blankNumber":9,"options":155},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7a17-8e87-9f4756b79227",[156,159,162],{"id":157,"optionText":158,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-79bb-8e87-9f4754547d24","used to carry",{"id":160,"optionText":161,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-79fb-8e87-9f4755c0d87d","used to carried",{"id":163,"optionText":164,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-79db-8e87-9f475547e88b","used carry",{"id":166,"sentenceTemplate":167,"displayOrder":168,"explanation":169,"exampleSentence":170,"blanks":171},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7b3f-8e87-9f475a6950e6","We __1__ apps on our phones because smartphones didn't exist yet.",11,"Use 'didn't use to' + base verb to talk about things that were not true in the past. The negative form is 'didn't use to have', describing a past situation that has changed.","Students didn't use to look up information on their phones during class.",[172],{"id":173,"blankNumber":9,"options":174},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7b07-8e87-9f4759887e8d",[175,178,181],{"id":176,"optionText":177,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7ac7-8e87-9f4758fb8771","didn't used to have",{"id":179,"optionText":180,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7aeb-8e87-9f47594f9362","weren't used to have",{"id":182,"optionText":183,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7a8f-8e87-9f475844974e","didn't use to have",{"id":185,"sentenceTemplate":186,"displayOrder":187,"explanation":188,"exampleSentence":189,"blanks":190},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7c1f-8e87-9f475d1fadfb","__1__ to communicate with customers before email became popular?",12,"Use 'Did' + subject + 'use to' + base verb to ask about past business practices or habits. The question form requires 'use to' after 'did'.","Did your office use to print everything before cloud storage existed?",[191],{"id":192,"blankNumber":9,"options":193},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7be7-8e87-9f475cfdb6da",[194,197,200],{"id":195,"optionText":196,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7b87-8e87-9f475ace087f","Did companies use to send faxes",{"id":198,"optionText":199,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7ba7-8e87-9f475bb84eda","Did companies used to send faxes",{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7bc7-8e87-9f475c6c3804","Were companies used to send faxes",{"id":204,"sentenceTemplate":205,"displayOrder":206,"explanation":207,"exampleSentence":208,"blanks":209},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7d03-8e87-9f475fc6828a","Teenagers __1__ on landline phones late at night.",13,"Use 'used to' + base verb to describe repeated actions or habits in the past. The correct structure is 'used to chat', showing a regular teenage activity that no longer happens.","My brother used to tie up the phone line for hours every evening.",[210],{"id":211,"blankNumber":9,"options":212},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7ccb-8e87-9f475fb563a5",[213,216,219],{"id":214,"optionText":215,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7c93-8e87-9f475e3e92c1","used to chatting",{"id":217,"optionText":218,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7c63-8e87-9f475e052219","used to chat",{"id":220,"optionText":221,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7caf-8e87-9f475ec25e04","were used to chat",{"id":223,"sentenceTemplate":224,"displayOrder":225,"explanation":226,"exampleSentence":227,"blanks":228},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7dd7-8e87-9f4762ea6aac","People __1__ instant messages because the technology wasn't available.",14,"Use 'didn't use to' + base verb to describe things people didn't do in the past. The negative form is 'didn't use to send', indicating this was not possible before.","We didn't use to get replies immediately when we sent messages.",[229],{"id":230,"blankNumber":9,"options":231},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7da3-8e87-9f4761f1455c",[232,235,238],{"id":233,"optionText":234,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7d87-8e87-9f4761471842","weren't used to send",{"id":236,"optionText":237,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7d47-8e87-9f47604efe8c","didn't use to send",{"id":239,"optionText":240,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0cd0-2fbe-7d67-8e87-9f476083db49","didn't used to send",{"title":242,"slug":243,"language":244},"Used to (Past Habits and States)","used-to-past-habits-and-states","en"]