Say how things happened some time ago and how they happen now. 1 travel on horseback/...

Question

Say how things happened some time ago and how they happen now.
1 travel on horseback/ travel bu car,train or bus
2 was things bu hand/ was things in washing machines
3 write letters/send e-mails
4 write books bu hand/ print books
5 read more books/watch a lot of television
6 have big families with a lot of children/ have smaller families
7 die early/live longer lives
8 walk upstairs and downstairs/use lifts

Answer 1

1)Some time ago people used to travel on horseback but now they  travel by car,train and bus.
2)Some time ago people used to wash things by hand but now they wash things in a washing machine.
3) Some time ago people used to write letters but now they send e-mail
4)Some time ago people used to write books by hand but now they  print books
5)Some time ago people used to read more books but now they watch a lot of  television.
6)Some time ago people used to have big families with a lot of children but now they  have smaller families
7)Some time ago people used to die early but now they  live longer lives
8)Some time ago people used to walk upstairs and downstairs but now they use lifts