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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.

Used to

…I used to be

a caterpillar!

Hello!

I am Madame

Butterfly …

… and I am

beautiful! …I used to

look very

different!

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But let me tell

you …

I used to

live on

plants …

The gardener

was not happy

with me!

… and I used to eat

sweet, young, green

leaves. Mmmmm.

I used to

get into

trouble for

it too.

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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.

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Used to 1

I used to be a caterpillar!

base form

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

Be Careful!

I used to eat green

leaves.

base form

I don’t eat leaves

today. I drink the

nectar of flowers!

Used to always refers to the past. There is no present form.

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.

The gardener used to scream

when he saw caterpillars.

Example:

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.

Madame Butterfly didn’t

used to have wings.

I didn’t use to be so

beautiful!

use

base form

No –d with did !!

Questions with Used to

No –d with did !!

Form questions with did + use to + base form.

Did you used to look different?

Did the gardener use to try

to catch you?

use

base form

Practice 2 Look at the sentences with used to.

Form questions and negative

statements for each sentence.

The gardener used to love the caterpillar. Example:

Did the gardener use to love the caterpillar?

The gardener didn’t use to love the caterpillar.

The butterfly used to be ugly.

The caterpillar used to drink the nectar of flowers.

The gardener used to leave the caterpillar alone.

Madame Butterfly used to live in a house.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Did the butterfly use to look different?

The butterfly didn’t use to look different.

Did the caterpillar use to drink the nectar of flowers?

The caterpillar didn’t use to drink the nectar of flowers.

Did the gardener use to leave the caterpillar alone?

The gardener didn’t use to leave the caterpillar alone.

Did Madame Butterfly use to live in a house?

Madame Butterfly didn’t use to live in a house.

And I quickly got

used to drinking

the nectar of

beautiful

flowers.

Be Used to & Get Used to

Life is good

when you

are beautiful!

Today life is

very different.

I am used to

people loving me.

My friend and I are

used to getting

lots of

compliments.

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.

We are used to eating the nectar of

flowers.

Form of be

We got used to eating leaves and

flowers.

Form of get

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.

References

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