2 Used to The Shady Past of a

2 Used to The Shady Past of a Butterfly Focus on Grammar 3 Part I, Unit 5 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Secret Life of a Butterfly 1 to be letused me tell I But am…I Madame ayou caterpillar! …… Butterfly Hello! … and I am …I used to beautiful! look very different!

The Secret Life of a Butterfly 2 I used to live The gardener on plants … was not happy 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 don’t 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 don’t do that anymore. Now, I fly right around his face, and he doesn’t 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 doesn’t scream at the beautiful butterflies.

Negative with Used to Form the negative with didn’t + use to or never + used to + base form I didn’t use to be so beautiful! Madame Butterfly didn’t use to have wings. used No –d with did !!

Questions with Used to Form questions with did + use to + base form Did the gardener use to try to catch you? use to look different? Did you used 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 didn’t use to love the caterpillar. Did the butterflyused use totolook 1. The butterfly be different? ugly. The butterfly didn’t use to look different. Did the caterpillarused use totodrink thethe nectar of flowers? caterpillar drink nectar of flowers. 2. The caterpillar didn’t use to drink the nectar of flowers. gardener leave caterpillar alone. 3. The Did the gardenerused use totoleave thethe caterpillar alone? The gardener didn’t use to leave the caterpillar alone. 4. Madame Butterfly live a house. Did Madame Butterflyused use toto live in ainhouse? Madame Butterfly didn’t use to live in a house.

Be Used to & Get Used to My. Today friend andis. I are life And I quickly got used to getting lots very different. used to drinking of compliments. the nectar of beautiful I am used toflowers. people 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. 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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