Question

(Five Years ago) Carol: I play the piano.

(Now) Carol: I haven't played for years.

Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
Now choose the appropriate sentences from options about how Carol has changed:

_________ but __________.

• A. She didn't use to play the piano but she don't play for years.
• B. She never used to play the piano but she hasn't played for years.
• C. She used to play the piano but she hasn't played for years.
  
• D. She use to play the piano but she hadn't played for years.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

She used to play the piano but she hasn't played for years.

'Used to' indicates things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation in the past. Present perfect tense is used to indicate an action which indicates an action which happened in the past and is continuing till the present point of time; (here the action of (not) playing the piano is same from the past till the present point of time. Therefore the correct option is : She used to play the piano but she hasn't played (the piano) for years.