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Teaching Used To articles
How to teach used to, be used to and get used to
Photocopiable Used To classroom activities
Guess the country from its history Used to practice – NEW
Good and taboo used to questions
What places used to be called trivia quiz (used to and names of places)
Describing Japanese things Used to practice (idea adaptable for other nationalities)
Past or Present? Used to/ Would speaking game
British customs Used to practice
Modernisation and Westernisation discussion for Used to
Original meanings of technology words Used to practice
What expressions used to mean and where they come from
Politically correct language for Used to
Old fashioned English or Janglish Used to practice (specific to Japanese speakers, but adaptable to other nationalities if you know enough about their typical mistakes)
Past Continuous and Used to bluff
Used to, be used to and get used to discuss and agree
Past and present crime vocabulary and speaking (doesn’t mention “used to”, but bound to bring that language up)
Past and present Xmas used to practice
Used To stories/ Used To picture books
Now I Am Big! (opposites and used to – link to read through on YouTube)
Used To songs
YouTube video with short extracts of songs with Used to
The Way We Used to Be by Eric Carmen (link to lyrics)
Used To by Chris Daughtry (link to video on YouTube)
We Used to Wait by Arcade Fire (link to lyrics)
Related pages
Be and get used to page (including contrasting used to with be used to/ get used to)
Updated 1 September 2026
