Question

(Five Years ago) Carol: I'm very lazy.

(Now) Carol: I work hard these days.

Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today:
Now write a sentence about how Carol has changed.

Use used to / didn't use to / never used to in the first part of your sentence and appropriate form of verb ('work hard') in the second part of the sentence:

___________ but __________

• A. She didn't use to be very lazy but she is working very hard these days.
• B. She never used to be very lazy but she is working very hard these days.
• C. She used to be very lazy but she works very hard these days.
• D. She use to be very lazy but she has worked very hard these days.

Answer 1

The correct option is C She used to be very lazy but she works very hard these days.

Option C is the correct answer because ‘used to’ is used when something that used to occur in the past is being spoken about, here, her laziness.

The second part of the statement is ‘she works very hard these days’ and that is correct because ‘works’ is used to define something that is being carried out in the present, hence works very hard these days is correct.

Option A is incorrect because ‘did not use to be lazy’means That she was not lazy in the past which is incorrect.

Option B is incorrect because ‘she never used to be lazy’ is incoreectvas Carol’s first statement says she used to be lazy.

Option D is incorrect because ‘worked’ very hard these days is incorrect , as worked is the past tense, while statement is about present tense.