やってみよう: Liam: Why does the man at the pizza place know all the children? Matilda: They ___ come in on the weekend. Now they are too busy. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (used to / didn't use to / are going to) 答え: used to — 子どもたちは以前は来ていて、今は忙しすぎるので、used to come in です。
以前のようす
used to は以前のようすを言うときにも使います。I used to live in Mexico は「以前はメキシコに住んでいたけれど、今は住んでいない」という意味です。
I used to live in Mexico.
The park used to be bigger.
やってみよう: Liam: Is this library new? Matilda: No, it ___ be a bank. It changed in 1990. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (is going to / didn't use to / used to) 答え: used to — 1990年より前は銀行で、今は図書館なので、以前は銀行でした：used to be a bank。
否定：didn't use to
否定するときは didn't use to + 動詞を使います。didn't のあとは -d のない use to です。
I didn't use to like coffee.
Not "I didn't used to like coffee." — say "I didn't use to like coffee.". didn't のあとは use to と書きます。
やってみよう: Matilda: You go for long walks now! Liam: I know. I ___ like walking, but now I love it. Liam のせりふを選んでください。 (didn't use to / used to / don't) 答え: didn't use to — Liam は今は歩くのが大好きですが、以前はそうではなかったので didn't use to です。
疑問文：Did you use to?
過去のことをたずねるときは Did で始めます：Did you use to + 動詞?
Did you use to play soccer?
Not "Did you used to play soccer?" — say "Did you use to play soccer?". Did のあとは use to と書きます。
やってみよう: Matilda: ___ collect stamps? Liam: Yes, when I was a child. I had hundreds! Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (Do you / Did you use to / Will you) 答え: Did you use to — Liam は子どものころのことを答えているので、Matilda は Did you use to と聞いています。
もう〜ない：not anymore
何かをやめたときは、not を使って、最後に anymore を置きます。
He doesn't drive anymore.
I don't eat meat anymore.
やってみよう: Liam: Does the flower-store owner's baby sleep well now? Matilda: Yes. He doesn't cry at night ___. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (back then / yesterday / anymore) 答え: anymore — 赤ちゃんは以前は夜泣いていて、今はよく眠るので、もう泣きません：anymore。
過去のこと：there was, there were
過去のことを言うときは、there is が there was に、there are が there were になります。
There was a big tree here.
There were three schools in town.
やってみよう: Matilda: Were there many people at the market? Liam: Yes, ___ about forty people. Liam のせりふを選んでください。 (there were / there was / there are) 答え: there were — 40人は2人以上で、市場のことは過去の話なので there were です。
否定と疑問：there wasn't, Was there?
否定するときは、1つのときや、食べ物や水のようなことばなら there wasn't、2つ以上なら there weren't を使います。たずねるときは Was there か Were there を使います。
There wasn't a park here.
Were there many stores?
やってみよう: Matilda: Why were you so hungry after the museum? Liam: Because ___ any food there. Only water! Liam のせりふを選んでください。 (there was / there wasn't / there weren't) 答え: there wasn't — 食べ物は数えられないもので、博物館には食べ物がなかったので there wasn't です。