Offices change. New tools arrive. We adapt to new ways. How was work in the past? How is it now?
Ayşe: "Good morning, Can. This old photo is interesting." Can: "Yes, Ayşe. This is our office from ten years ago." Ayşe: "Wow! It looks very different. Did you use to work here then?" Can: "Yes, I did. We used to have many paper files. Everything was more manual. Today we use cloud storage." Ayşe: "I see. Today we use computers for everything. We used to print a lot, right?" Can: "Exactly. We used to send letters too. Today we use email. Technology changed many things." Ayşe: "It's much faster today. Things used to be much slower." Can: "Yes. Our old computers used to be very big. Today they are small and modern." Ayşe: "It's a big change! I like the new way." Can: "Me too. It is better."
technology
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before
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manual
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paper
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| Subject | used to | Base Verb | Rest of Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | used to | work | in a small office. |
| She | used to | send | letters every day. |
| We | didn't use to | have | fast internet. |
| Did | you use to | use | a manual typewriter? |
Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct form of 'used to'.
In the past, our company (use) many paper forms.
Which sentence is correct?
My old boss (travel) a lot for work, but not today.
Choose the correct question.
They (not / have) computers in every room. It was more manual.
My first job ___ (be) very different from today.
Our team (meet) every morning, but today we meet once a week.