Examples :

• I used to be an adventurer like you... (oxboxer.tumblr.com)

  

• Used to : Presentation + Interactive exercises
  (esl4teachers.com)

• 'used to' -
  "In which cases should we use simple past and in which cases used to do?" (BBC)

• to be used to and used to - What is the difference ? (BBC)

• I used to believe is a collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children...
  There are now over 28,000 beliefs on the site.
  
  

Facts :

• In pictures: The household gadgets of yesterday (BBC)

• Summer time - Compare with today's beaches. Make sentences with "used to".
  (gallery4collectors.com)

  

• 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
  "Some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks."
  Suggestion : Utilisation de "used to"
  (wired.com)

Listening :

• Bruce Springsteen - (soundguideweb) ENREGISTREMENT GRATUIT

  "Listen (to the story) and find the missing words" (interactive) - "Thèmes : Vietnam, guerre, conflit avec les parents, refus d'aller au Vietnam - Objectif grammatical : prétérit, prétérit continu, WOULD, USED TO" (exercice réalisé par Rodolphe MAUREL - Académie de Toulouse)

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• Two songs to work on "Used to". - "Watch the videos and fill-in the blanks."
  - The Cranberries : Just my imagination
  - Madonna : This used to be my playground
  Activities created by Renée Maufroid (Ac. Lille) 

• A Short History of America (zubeworld.com)
  - This is a 12 panel piece of art WITH or WITHOUT an animation
  - coloured (sargacal.com)
  BEFORE / AFTER : Utilisation de 'used to'

• Used to : Presentation + Interactive exercises
  (esl4teachers.com)

• Time for a little bit of History - with the inside of a house in 1900
  "Look at the animation and then do the exercise."
  - activity created by Renée Maufroid

  

• The 1900 House (PBS)
  Travel back in time - from to the Information Age to the Victorian era
  Take the Virtual Tour.
  - Suggestion : Introduire 'used to' et comparer avec l'époque actuelle.

  

• Used to do or Be used to Quiz (englishclub.com)

• Used to & Be/Get Used To (usingenglish)

• use(d) to - (englishclub)
  "Students sort Used To Do, Used To Doing and Get Used To into three groups and explain the difference between each group."
  

• Bruce Springsteen - (soundguideweb) - INSCRIPTION GRATUITE

  "Listen (to the story) and find the missing words" (interactive) - "Thèmes : Vietnam, guerre, conflit avec les parents, refus d'aller au Vietnam - Objectif grammatical : prétérit, prétérit continu, WOULD, USED TO" (exercice réalisé par Rodolphe MAUREL - Académie de Toulouse)

Exercises TO PRINT :

• used to - activities to print (handoutsonline)

• Used to & Be/Get Used To - activity to print (usingenglish)

Lesson plans :

• Are you a learner of the future? - a worksheet (onestopenglish.com)
  - with Teacher's Notes
  Level: pre-intermediate students and higher
  Aim: students talk about possible future developments in education and
  decide whether or not they are already a learner of the future .
  Language: used to; future forms (going to, will)

• You've Got Mail - a lesson plan (english-4u.com) SITE PAYANT
  Language function: discussing issues; reading comprehension; talking about the past
  Topic: electronic messaging; health
  Grammar: used to do sth
  - with Teacher's Notes

INTERACTIVE games :

• The things I used to do
  "Watch the video and listen to Peter Carter and Johnny Nicholas. Then, play the game."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

Games TO PRINT :

• Office Crossword (Used for / Vocabulary) - (handoutsonline.com)
  - "A splendid two-person crossword.
  There are no clues: instead, students need to explain the words.
  The target structure could be 'used for' plus the gerund, or 'used to' plus the infinitive."

Songs :

• Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (YouTube) + LYRICS (parolesmania.com) :
  "Now and then I think of when we were together
  Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
  Told myself that you were right for me
  But felt so lonely in your company..."
  
  
  
  
  WORSHEETS :
  
  
  • Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know - Vocabulary worksheet - "Match the words with their meaning." - Download.
    by Laurence Bernard (another-teacher.net)
    
    
  • A listening exercise to Gotye's song, "Somebody I Used to Know". (en.islcollective.com)
    
    
  • Gotye's song, "Somebody I Used to Know": Use of a modern song to practice
    - Word Transformation
    - Phrasal Verbs
    - Discussion of relationships
    (en.islcollective.com)
    
    
  • Gotye's song, "Somebody I Used to Know"- Worksheet
    "This is a popular song which is useful for introducing or practicing "used to + infinitive". It contains a sequencing exercise, gap-fill and a glossary for the slang terms.
    This song would be suitable for pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced levels."
    Register and download.
    (busyteacher.org)

• Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait (YouTube)
  Play the game. (thewildernessdowntown.com)
  + the lyrics
  "I used to write letters
  I used to sign my name
  I used to sleep at night...
  We used to wait
  We used to waste hours just walking around"
  (lyrics-celebrities.anekatips.com)

• Two songs to work on "Used to". - "Watch the videos and fill-in the blanks."
  - The Cranberries : Just my imagination
  - Madonna : This used to be my playground
  Activities created by Renée Maufroid (Ac. Lille) 

• Sophie Ellis-Bextor - I Won't Change You - The video is about speed dating.
  (YouTube)
  + the LYRICS
  "I used to change my accent, change my stance 
  My phone number, the way I dance...
  I used to think I had to change the way I am...
  I used to change my style like I changed my mind"     
  (azlyrics.com)
  
  

• Funhouse sung by Pink (YouTube)
  + the lyrics
  "This used to be our funhouse
  But now it's full of evil clowns
  It's time to start the countdown
  I'm gonna burn it down down down...
  I'd rather live out on the street"
  (paroles-musique.com)

• Hazard - sung by Richard Marx (mp3lyrics.org)
  "We used to walk down by the river
  She loved to watch the sun go down
  We used to walk along the river..."
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)
• Viva La Vida sung by Coldplay - Official video (YouTube)
  - with LYRICS on the right of the video :
  "I used to rule the world
  Seas would rise when I gave the word...
  Sweep the streets I used to own
  I used to roll the dice...
  Listen as the crowd would sing..."

• Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra :
  "I was five and he was six
  we rode on horses made of sticks
  he wore black and i wore white
  he would always win the fight...
  we used to play bang bang i shot you down bang...
  i used to shoot you down
  music played and people sang..."
  - the Video (YouTube)

• Kiss From A Rose by Seal :
  " There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea."

• Just My Imagination - Cranberries :
  "There was a game we used to play
  We would hit the town on friday night
  And stay in bed until sunday
  We used to be so free
  We were living for the love we had and
  Living not for reality..."
  
  
  
• History Of A Boring Town - Less Than Jake
  "Just talked to this girl
  Who used to live here on my street...
  And I used to say I'd never stay"

• I need you by America :
  "We used to laugh, we used to cry
  We used to bow our heads"

• I Used to Be An Animal by The Animals

• I Want to Break Free by Queen :
  "I can't get used to, living without, living without,
  Living without you by my side"
  

• We Don't Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard - used to V :
  "Used to think that life was sweet...
  Used to feel we had it made...
  It's so funny how we don't talk anymore."

• Rise and Fall by Craig David and Sting - used to V

• This used to be my playground by Madonna

• Mama used to say by Junior
  "Mama used to say, take your time, young man
  Mama used to say, don't you rush to get old
  Mama used to say, take it in your stride
  And Mama used to say, live your life"

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

		I used to pray for hope and change (anglonautes.com)
I used to have lots of little kitties (swapmeetdave.com)	Sleeping habits (cartoonstock.com)	He used to bring me my newspaper (cartoonstock.com)
I used to lose my temper (markstivers.com)	We used to be so happy	I used to suffer alone (markstivers)
Playing outside ain't what it used to be (cagle.msnbc.com)	I used to think I was indecisive; now I'm not so sure. - Howard Hoffman ... On Life (serendip.brynmawr.edu)	I used to get letters... (problogger.net)

Jokes :

• When I was a kid, I had no watch.
  I used to tell the time by my violin.
  I used to practise in the middle of the night,
  and the neighbours would yell,
  "Fine time to practise the violin,
  three o'clock in the morning!"
  
  

Virtual tour :

• The 1900 House (PBS)
  Travel back in time - from to the Information Age to the Victorian era
  Take the Virtual Tour.
  - Suggestion : Introduire 'used to' et comparer avec l'époque actuelle.

  

Videos :

• Childhood - with worksheets (insideout.net)

• PUB EDF - La vallée et le développement durable en vue d'une utilisation de "used to"
  Video en français
  (YouTube)

  

• Indian matrimonial commercial
  (+ "get used to")
  (YouTube)