[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":436},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-game-used-to-game":3},{"slug":4,"type":5,"mechanic":6,"topic":7,"published":8,"updated_at":9,"related_exercise":10,"levels":11,"seo":13,"settings":18,"questions":22,"content":331,"related_games":416,"available_locales":417,"course":419},"used-to-game","grammar-game","speed-round","used-to",true,"2026-10-06","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fused-to-exercises",[12],"A2",{"title":14,"meta_description":15,"h1":16,"subtitle":17},"Used To Game Online | Free Past Habits Practice","Play a free used to game with 12-question rounds. Practise past habits and states, negatives, questions and the past simple with instant explanations.","Used To Game","Decide what was true before and what is different now.",{"questions_per_round":19,"lives":20,"seconds_per_question":21},12,3,15,[23,35,42,47,54,62,68,77,83,87,97,102,106,111,118,123,132,142,148,153,162,167,171,180,185,189,197,204,209,218,223,228,236,246,250,255,264,268,272,279,284,288,295,299,303,312,317,322],{"id":24,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":27,"answer":28,"rule":29,"tag":30,"options":31},"ut-001","easy","multiple-choice","When I was a child, I ___ play with toy cars. (a past habit)","used to","Use used to + base verb for a past habit.","positive-form",[28,32,33,34],"use to","uses to","am used to",{"id":36,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":38,"answer":39,"rule":40,"tag":41},"ut-002","gap-fill","My sister ___ have long hair, but now it is short. (past state)",[28],"Use used to for a past state that is different now.","past-state",{"id":43,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":45,"answer":8,"rule":46,"tag":30},"ut-003","right-or-wrong","I used to walk to school every day.","Used to + base verb shows a past habit.",{"id":48,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":49,"answer":32,"rule":50,"tag":51,"options":52},"ut-004","Did you ___ live in a small town? (question about the past)","After Did, use use to without the d.","questions",[28,53,33,32],"using to",{"id":55,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":56,"answer":57,"rule":60,"tag":61},"ut-005","We ___ have a dog when I was a child. (negative)",[58,59],"didn't use to","did not use to","The negative is didn't use to, without the d.","negative-form",{"id":63,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":64,"answer":65,"rule":66,"tag":30,"correction":67},"ut-006","She used to likes pizza when she was small.",false,"After used to, use the base verb.","She used to like pizza when she was small.",{"id":69,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":70,"answer":71,"rule":72,"tag":41,"options":73},"ut-007","My grandfather ___ a big farm, but now he lives in the city. (past state)","used to have","Used to does not change, and the next verb is the base form.",[74,75,71,76],"used to has","use to have","is used to have",{"id":78,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":79,"answer":80,"rule":82,"tag":51},"ut-008","___ you use to play the piano as a child? (question)",[81],"Did","A question about the past begins with Did + use to.",{"id":84,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":85,"answer":65,"rule":50,"tag":51,"correction":86},"ut-009","Did you used to play football?","Did you use to play football?",{"id":88,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":89,"answer":90,"rule":91,"tag":92,"options":93},"ut-010","Yesterday I ___ my aunt in the hospital. (one action, yesterday)","visited","One action at a known time takes the past simple, not used to.","past-simple-contrast",[94,90,95,96],"used to visit","use to visit","was used to visit",{"id":98,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":99,"answer":100,"rule":66,"tag":30},"ut-011","He used to ___ in a small flat. (live, lived or living)",[101],"live",{"id":103,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":104,"answer":8,"rule":105,"tag":41},"ut-012","He used to be a teacher, but now he is a doctor.","Used to shows a past job that is different now.",{"id":107,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":108,"answer":32,"rule":109,"tag":51,"options":110},"ut-013","Where did your family ___ go on holiday? (question)","After did in a question, use use to without the d.",[32,28,33,53],{"id":112,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":113,"answer":114,"rule":116,"tag":117},"ut-014","Did your parents use to live here? Yes, they ___. (short answer)",[115],"did","The short answer uses did only.","short-answers",{"id":119,"difficulty":25,"format":44,"prompt":120,"answer":65,"rule":121,"tag":30,"correction":122},"ut-015","My brother use to sleep a lot as a baby.","In a positive sentence, the form is used to with the d.","My brother used to sleep a lot as a baby.",{"id":124,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":125,"answer":126,"rule":127,"tag":61,"options":128},"ut-016","We ___ a car when I was young, so we took the bus. (negative)","didn't use to have","The negative past habit is didn't use to + base verb.",[129,130,131,126],"don't use to have","not used to have","wasn't use to have",{"id":133,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":135,"answer":136,"rule":137,"tag":61,"options":138},"ut-017","medium","I ___ coffee, but now I drink it every morning. (negative past habit)","didn't use to drink","Use didn't use to + base verb for a negative past habit.",[136,139,140,141],"don't use to drink","not used to drink","never used to drinking",{"id":143,"difficulty":134,"format":37,"prompt":144,"answer":145,"rule":147,"tag":51},"ut-018","Where did you ___ to go on holiday as a child? (use or used)",[146],"use","After did, use use to without the d.",{"id":149,"difficulty":134,"format":44,"prompt":150,"answer":65,"rule":151,"tag":92,"correction":152},"ut-019","I used to go to the cinema yesterday.","Yesterday is one time, so use the past simple.","I went to the cinema yesterday.",{"id":154,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":155,"answer":156,"rule":157,"tag":92,"options":158},"ut-020","Last Saturday we ___ to the beach. (one day)","went","A single day in the past takes the past simple.",[159,160,161,156],"used to go","use to go","were used to go",{"id":163,"difficulty":134,"format":37,"prompt":164,"answer":165,"rule":166,"tag":61},"ut-021","I didn't ___ to like vegetables, but now I eat them every day. (use or used)",[146],"After didn't, use use to without the d.",{"id":168,"difficulty":134,"format":44,"prompt":169,"answer":8,"rule":170,"tag":51},"ut-022","Did she use to work in a bank?","Did + subject + use to makes a past habit question.",{"id":172,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":173,"answer":174,"rule":175,"tag":41,"options":176},"ut-023","My dad ___ very thin when he was young. (past state)","used to be","Used to can go with be for a past state.",[177,178,174,179],"used to being","use to be","is used to be",{"id":181,"difficulty":134,"format":37,"prompt":182,"answer":183,"rule":121,"tag":30},"ut-024","My grandmother ___ to tell us stories every night. (use or used)",[184],"used",{"id":186,"difficulty":134,"format":44,"prompt":187,"answer":65,"rule":166,"tag":61,"correction":188},"ut-025","We didn't used to have a TV.","We didn't use to have a TV.",{"id":190,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":191,"answer":81,"rule":192,"tag":51,"options":193},"ut-026","___ your town use to have a cinema? (question)","Past habit questions begin with Did.",[194,81,195,196],"Does","Do","Was",{"id":198,"difficulty":134,"format":37,"prompt":199,"answer":200,"rule":203,"tag":117},"ut-027","Did she use to wear glasses? No, she ___. (short answer)",[201,202],"didn't","did not","A negative short answer is No, she didn't.",{"id":205,"difficulty":134,"format":44,"prompt":206,"answer":8,"rule":207,"tag":208},"ut-028","People used to write letters more often than they do now.","Used to compares the past with now.","present-contrast",{"id":210,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":211,"answer":212,"rule":213,"tag":30,"options":214},"ut-029","Choose the correct sentence.","She used to live near the sea.","The form is used to + base verb.",[212,215,216,217],"She use to live near the sea.","She used to living near the sea.","She is used to live near the sea.",{"id":219,"difficulty":134,"format":37,"prompt":220,"answer":221,"rule":222,"tag":208},"ut-030","They ___ live in Italy, but now they live in Spain. (past state)",[28],"Used to shows what was true before but is not true now.",{"id":224,"difficulty":134,"format":44,"prompt":225,"answer":65,"rule":226,"tag":30,"correction":227},"ut-031","He used to being a good swimmer.","After used to, use the base verb be.","He used to be a good swimmer.",{"id":229,"difficulty":134,"format":26,"prompt":230,"answer":231,"rule":66,"tag":30,"options":232},"ut-032","When we were young, we ___ in the river every summer. (a past habit)","used to swim",[233,234,235,231],"used to swam","use to swim","were used to swim",{"id":237,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":239,"answer":240,"rule":241,"tag":92,"options":242},"ut-033","hard","At the party last Saturday, we ___ ice cream. (one event)","ate","A single finished event takes the past simple.",[240,243,244,245],"used to eat","use to eat","were used to eat",{"id":247,"difficulty":238,"format":37,"prompt":248,"answer":249,"rule":166,"tag":61},"ut-034","I didn't ___ to like jazz, but now I love it. (use or used)",[146],{"id":251,"difficulty":238,"format":44,"prompt":252,"answer":65,"rule":253,"tag":92,"correction":254},"ut-035","Last year, I used to visit Madrid three times.","Last year and three times name a specific time, so use the past simple.","Last year, I visited Madrid three times.",{"id":256,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":257,"answer":258,"rule":259,"tag":208,"options":260},"ut-036","Nowadays I ___ a lot of tea. (present habit)","drink","Used to is only for the past, so use the present simple for now.",[261,262,263,258],"used to drink","use to drink","did drink",{"id":265,"difficulty":238,"format":37,"prompt":266,"answer":267,"rule":46,"tag":30},"ut-037","When I was little, I ___ go to bed at seven o'clock. (past habit; not would)",[28],{"id":269,"difficulty":238,"format":44,"prompt":270,"answer":8,"rule":271,"tag":51},"ut-038","Did your grandparents use to have a TV?","Did + subject + use to is a correct question.",{"id":273,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":274,"answer":178,"rule":275,"tag":51,"options":276},"ut-039","Did he ___ afraid of dogs when he was a child? (state)","After Did, use use to + base verb be.",[174,277,178,278],"use to being","use to is",{"id":280,"difficulty":238,"format":37,"prompt":281,"answer":282,"rule":283,"tag":117},"ut-040","Did you use to walk to school? No, I ___. I took the bus. (short answer)",[201,202],"The negative short answer is No, I didn't.",{"id":285,"difficulty":238,"format":44,"prompt":286,"answer":65,"rule":121,"tag":30,"correction":287},"ut-041","I use to play the piano when I was young.","I used to play the piano when I was young.",{"id":289,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":290,"answer":126,"rule":291,"tag":61,"options":292},"ut-042","My parents ___ much money when they were students. (negative past state)","Use didn't use to + base verb, even with have.",[129,126,293,294],"didn't use to had","hadn't use to have",{"id":296,"difficulty":238,"format":37,"prompt":297,"answer":298,"rule":60,"tag":61},"ut-043","We ___ have a garden, so we played in the street. (negative)",[58,59],{"id":300,"difficulty":238,"format":44,"prompt":301,"answer":8,"rule":302,"tag":208},"ut-044","She used to be very quiet, but now she talks a lot.","Used to + be describes a past state that has changed.",{"id":304,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":305,"answer":306,"rule":307,"tag":51,"options":308},"ut-045","Which question is correct?","Did you use to play chess?","Use Did + subject + use to without the d.",[306,309,310,311],"Did you used to play chess?","Do you use to play chess?","Were you use to play chess?",{"id":313,"difficulty":238,"format":37,"prompt":314,"answer":315,"rule":316,"tag":41},"ut-046","Our teacher ___ be a football player. (past state)",[28],"Used to shows a past state that is different now.",{"id":318,"difficulty":238,"format":44,"prompt":319,"answer":65,"rule":320,"tag":208,"correction":321},"ut-047","Nowadays she used to go to the gym on Mondays.","Nowadays is the present, so use the present simple.","Nowadays she goes to the gym on Mondays.",{"id":323,"difficulty":238,"format":26,"prompt":324,"answer":325,"rule":326,"tag":41,"options":327},"ut-048","Tom ___ in a bakery, but he has a new job now. (past state)","used to work","Used to does not change with the subject; the next verb is the base form.",[328,329,330,325],"used to works","use to work","is used to work",{"how_to_play":332,"rule_intro":336,"rule_sections":337,"faq":396,"related_exercise_label":415},[333,334,335],"Choose Practice for an untimed round or Challenge for a timed round with three lives.","Practice lets you choose a difficulty; Challenge mixes all three levels in a 12-question round.","Read each explanation and replay your mistakes. Every question and correction is in English.","Used to talks about habits and states in the past that are not true now. The form is used to + base verb, and it is the same for every person. In negatives and questions, use did and use to without the d. This game also checks when to use the past simple instead.",[338,351,362,375,386],{"heading":339,"body":340,"examples":341},"Past habits and states","Use used to + base verb for something that happened often, or was true, in the past but is different now.",[342,345,348],{"sentence":343,"note":344},"I used to play football every Saturday.","A past habit.",{"sentence":346,"note":347},"She used to have long hair.","A past state.",{"sentence":349,"note":350},"He used to be shy.","Used to can go with be.",{"heading":352,"body":353,"examples":354},"Negatives: didn't use to","Use didn't use to + base verb. Did already shows the past, so use has no d.",[355,358],{"sentence":356,"note":357},"We didn't use to have a computer.","Negative past habit.",{"sentence":359,"note":360,"wrong":361},"I didn't use to like fish.","Without the d.","I didn't used to like fish.",{"heading":363,"body":364,"examples":365},"Questions and short answers","Start with Did + subject + use to. Answer with did or didn't only.",[366,369,372],{"sentence":367,"note":368},"Did you use to live in a big city?","Did + you + use to.",{"sentence":370,"note":371},"Yes, I did.","Short answer.",{"sentence":373,"note":374},"No, I didn't.","Short negative answer.",{"heading":376,"body":377,"examples":378},"Used to or the past simple?","Use the past simple for one finished event or a specified number of events. Used to can describe a past habit even when you name its period.",[379,382],{"sentence":380,"note":381},"Yesterday I visited my aunt.","One action, one time.",{"sentence":383,"note":384,"wrong":385},"Last year I visited Madrid three times.","A named time.","Last year I used to visit Madrid three times.",{"heading":387,"body":388,"examples":389},"Past, not present","Used to is only for the past. For the present, use the present simple with words such as usually or nowadays.",[390,393],{"sentence":391,"note":392},"I usually walk to work.","Present habit.",{"sentence":394,"note":395},"I used to walk to work, but now I take the bus.","Past habit, different now.",[397,400,403,406,409,412],{"question":398,"answer":399},"Is this used to game free?","Yes. Play as many short rounds as you like without creating an account.",{"question":401,"answer":402},"What does used to mean?","Used to talks about habits and states in the past that are different now. I used to live in Rome means I lived there before, but I do not live there now.",{"question":404,"answer":405},"Why is there no d in didn't use to?","Did already shows the past, so the next verb goes back to the base form: didn't use to and Did you use to.",{"question":407,"answer":408},"When do I use the past simple instead of used to?","Use the past simple for one finished action or a specified number of times: I visited Paris last year. A named period can still include a habit: As a child, I used to visit Paris.",{"question":410,"answer":411},"Can I use this game in class?","Yes. Ask pairs to talk about how life was different ten years ago, then compare their sentences with the explanations in the game.",{"question":413,"answer":414},"Does the game save my score?","Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser, not in your account.","Used To Exercises",[],{"es":418},"\u002Fes\u002Fjuegos\u002Fused-to",{"unit":420,"units_total":424,"hub_url":425,"prev":426,"next":430},{"id":421,"number":422,"title":423},"past-stories",16,"Past stories",20,"\u002Fcourse",{"type":427,"slug":428,"title":415,"url":10,"question_count":429},"exercise","used-to-exercises",21,{"type":431,"slug":432,"title":433,"url":434,"question_count":435},"vocabulary","weather-and-seasons","Weather and Seasons in English","\u002Fvocabulary\u002Fweather-and-seasons",23,1791334636740]