Shadowing Practice: #3 Intermediate English Listening Quiz | "Used To" in the Past Tense - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Lesson 3.
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Used to it in the past tense.
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Listen to four conversations using used to it in the past tense.
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Conversation 1.
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Two people talk about sports.
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What did she used to have? Do you play sports?
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I used to play sports in high school.
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Yeah, I used to play too.
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Why did you stop?
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No time, I guess.
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Yeah, I used to have so much free time.
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Me too.
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I miss those days.
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What sports did you play?
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Baseball and basketball.
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I used to be pretty good.
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Not anymore, though.
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Yeah, we all get older.
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Question 1.
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What did she used to have?
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The answer is free time.
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Conversation 2 Two people talk about languages.
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Where did she use to go every year?
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Do you speak any foreign languages?
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I speak French a little.
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I used to use it all the time, but not anymore.
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Really?
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Why is that?
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Well, I used to work for a French company, and then I changed jobs.
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Oh, really?
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I didn't know that.
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Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
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I used to go to France once a year for work.
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Lucky you.
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I love France.
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Yeah, France is a lot of fun.
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Question 2.
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Where did she use to go every year?
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The answer is France.
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Conversation 3.
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Two people talk in their apartment hallway.
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What did the woman never use to miss?
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Are you coming to the party?
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No, I have to work.
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Work?
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What happened?
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You used to never miss a party.
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True, but I also didn't used to have a stressful job.
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True, you used to be poor.
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But you were fun.
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Yep, I used to be fun.
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Question 3.
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What did the woman never used to miss?
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The answer is a party.
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Conversation 4.
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Two people are talking in an office.
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Who used to make the man laugh?
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Hey, you used to have a Spanish co-worker, right?
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Yeah, Maria, but she moved.
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Really?
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That's too bad.
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I liked her.
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She used to always make me laugh.
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I know.
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We used to have such fun together.
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She was so nice.
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She used to give me sweets when I visited your office.
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Yeah, she loved baking.
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She used to bring cookies and cupcakes to the office every Friday.
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Sounds like you miss her.
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I do.
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We all do.
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Question 4.
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Who used to make the man laugh?
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The answer is Maria, her co-worker.
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Thank you.

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