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From Then to Now: Mastering the Used to Structure

📄 ejercicios ingles 🎓 secundaria · 2° Secundaria México 🇲🇽 MX 🗣 Español
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a) I used to play; My family used to visit; My mom used to read; My dad used to take; My English teacher used to sing; Every day after class I used to do; During vacation my friends and I used to go. b) Respuesta libre. Speaking: a) medicina, ingeniería; b) Gandhi, M. L. King; c) música, tecnología; d) cartas, juegos callejeros.

📚 exercise ingles ⭐⭐ Dificultad 2/5 ⏱ 8 min lectura

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Secundaria Grado 2° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

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Ejercicio 1

Grammar: From Then to Now — Mastering the Used to Structure

La estructura used to + verbo describe acciones habituales del pasado que ya no se realizan. Used to be + adjetivo/sustantivo describe estados que cambiaron del pasado al presente.

Ejercicio a) Complete the sentences using used to + verb

  1. Identifico el sujeto y el verbo adecuado para cada recuerdo.
  2. Aplico la estructura: sujeto + used to + verbo en forma base.
  3. Redacto oraciones coherentes con la infancia en primaria.

Respuestas orientativas:

  • I used to play with my friends during recess.
  • My family used to visit my grandparents every weekend.
  • The people from my community used to organize festivals in the main square.
  • My mom used to read me stories before bed.
  • My dad used to take me to school every morning.
  • My English teacher used to sing songs to help us learn.
  • Every day after class, I used to do my homework with my brother.
  • During vacation, my friends and I used to go to the river.

Ejercicio b) Share your answers

Respuesta orientativa: Me gustaría volver a jugar en el recreo sin preocupaciones y repetir las posadas navideñas de mi comunidad. Las tradiciones que han cambiado incluyen las fiestas patronales, que antes duraban varios días y ahora son más cortas.

Speaking

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Ejercicio 1

a) Profesiones antes consideradas impropias para mujeres y hoy aceptadas: medicina, ingeniería, pilotaje, policía y política.

b) Ejemplos históricos: Mahatma Gandhi con la no violencia en India; Martin Luther King Jr. con los derechos civiles; Malala Yousafzai con la educación de las niñas.

c) Aspectos de la vida cotidiana que cambiaron: la música (discos vs. streaming), los deportes (mayor participación femenina), la tecnología (teléfonos fijos vs. celulares) y la moda.

d) Aspectos comunes antes y ahora cambiados: el uso de cartas, el trueque, los juegos en la calle y las reuniones familiares sin pantallas.

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Ejercicio 2

Respuesta orientativa: En asamblea compartimos conclusiones y encontramos respuestas similares sobre la igualdad de género y el avance tecnológico; las diferencias surgieron en las tradiciones familiares de cada región.

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Grammar

From Then to Now: Mastering the Used to Structure

Structure When Do You Use It? Examples
used to + verb To talk about things you did regularly in the past and don't do anymore. Matilde used to study every day. She used to help women give birth.
used to be + adjective/noun To talk about things that changed from the past to the present. Medicine used to be a profession for men. Being a doctor used to be difficult for women.

Individually, think of different things that you, your family, and your community used to do when you were in primary school.

a) Complete the following sentences about memories and traditions from the past using the structure used to + verb.

Example: When I was in elementary school, I used to play soccer. When I was in elementary school, my grandfather used to make my lunch.

When I was in elementary school...

  • I ______________________
  • My family ______________________
  • The people from my community ______________________
  • My mom ______________________
  • My dad ______________________
  • My English teacher ______________________
  • Every day after class, I ______________________
  • During vacation, my friends and I ______________________

b) Share your answers with the person next to you.

  • Which things would you and your classmate like to do again?
  • Which traditions from your family or community have changed?

Speaking

  1. Gather in communities, and discuss the following questions related to both the story of Matilde and your community. In your notebook, write the conclusions of every question.

a) What professions or careers were once considered immodest for women but are now accepted? b) Can you think of other examples in history where one person's actions helped change unfair situations? c) Are there any other aspects of everyday life, like music, sports, technology, or fashion that used to be different? d) What aspects of your community or family used to be common but now have changed?

  1. In assembly, share your conclusions with the rest of the class. Did you find similar answers? Which ones?

Ejemplos resueltos

When I was in elementary school, I used to play soccer.

Sujeto + used to + verbo en forma base para indicar hábito pasado.

Medicine used to be a profession for men.

Used to be + sustantivo para indicar un estado que cambió.

Tabla

Structure When Do You Use It? Examples
used to + verb To talk about things you did regularly in the past and don't do anymore. Matilde used to study every day. She used to help women give birth.
used to be + adjective/noun To talk about things that changed from the past to the present. Medicine used to be a profession for men. Being a doctor used to be difficult for women.

Glosario (3)

used to
Estructura para hablar de hábitos o estados del pasado que ya no ocurren.
immodest
Impropio o indecoroso según las normas sociales de una época.
assembly
Reunión de toda la clase o escuela para compartir ideas.

Preguntas para practicar

What professions were once considered immodest for women?

La medicina, la ingeniería, el pilotaje y la política eran vistas como impropias para mujeres; hoy son plenamente aceptadas.

How has everyday life changed in your community?

Antes se usaban cartas y juegos en la calle; ahora predominan los mensajes digitales y los videojuegos.

Temas y conceptos clave

Gramática: used toSpeaking: cambios sociales y tradicionesused to + verbused to be + adjective/nounhábitos pasadostradiciones comunitarias
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Grammar

From Then to Now: Mastering the Used to Structure

Individually, think of different things that you, your family, and your community used to do when you were in primary school.

a)Complete the following sentences about memories and traditions from the past using the structure used to + verb.

Example:

When I was in elementary school, I used to play soccer When I was in elementary school, my grandfather used to make my lunch.

When I was in elementary school.

· My dad

· My family my English teacher

•The people from my community Every day after class,I

my mom During vacation, my friends and I

b) Share your answers with the person next to you.

Which things would you and your classmate like to do again?

• Which traditions from your family or community have changed?

Speaking

Gather in communities, and discuss the following questions related to both the story of Matilde and your community. In your notebook, write the conclusions of every question.

a What professions or careers were once considered immodest for women but are now accepted?

b)Can you think of other examples in history where one person's actions helped change unfair situations?

c)Are there any other aspects of everyday life, like music, sports, technology, or fashion that used to be different?

d)What aspects of your community or family used to be common but now have changed?

  1. In assembly, share your conclusions with the rest of the class. Did you find similar answers?Which ones?8
StructureWhen Do You Use It?Examples
used to+verbTo talk about things you did regularly in the past and don't do anymore.Matilde used to study every day. She used to help women give binth.
used to be+ adjective/nounTo talk about things that changed from the past to the present.Medicine used to be a profession for men. Being a doctor used to be difficulf for women.

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