Trivium Home School · The Muses

Unit 7 · Past habits and memories

Used to, would, and how things were: memories of the past. The songs are in order, from the easiest to the hardest.

A2–B2 · 6 songs (1 free) · All the Muses

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A2–B1 · FREE

Roar

Grammar: Used to; then and now

Katy Perry

I used to be quiet. Now I roar.

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B1 · PREMIUM

Homeward Bound

Grammar: Be used to, get used to

Simon & Garfunkel

A young singer, far from home.

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B1 · PREMIUM

Carolina in My Mind

Grammar: Would for memories; remember + -ing

James Taylor

Going home in your mind.

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B1 · PREMIUM

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Grammar: Used to and would; didn’t use to

Freddy Fender

A Tex-Mex song in two languages.

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B1–B2 · PREMIUM

Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone

Grammar: Used to and would; asking about the past

The Temptations

Children ask about the father they hardly knew.

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B1–B2 · PREMIUM

Drift Away

Grammar: Used to, be used to, get used to

Dobie Gray

Music to set your soul free.

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