Match the beginning of the sentence to its ending

7 Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of be used to.

1 My parents ______________ (travel) to other countries when they were young, but now they ____________ (go) to places that are nearby.

2 This street ___________(be) very dark until the new lights were installed.

3 He doesn't have any problem getting to work at 8:00 in the morning because he _____________ (get up) early.

4 Once grandparents, parents and __________ (live) together, but now grandparents __________ (live) by themselves.

5 At one time American mothers _______ (hope) their sons would grow up to become President.

6 Before he became ill, he _______ (play) tennis every morning.

7 For a long time, people -________(think) that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.

8 They ___________ (have) a lot of money, but now they are poor.

9 Today many children __________ (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.

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