CONSOLIDATION/REMEDIAL WORK ON USED TO-SIMPLE PAST-WOULD

BE/GET USED TO

Completa il testo con la forma corretta del Past simple dei verbi tra parentesi oppure con used to o
would.
When I was young I __________________ (go) skateboarding a lot but when I 1__________ (start) secondary
school, I 2__________ (stop) doing it because I 3________________ (not have) time. In fact I 4___________
(like) sport a lot but because out teachers 5_____________ (give) us so much homework I 6____________
(find) it impossible to do both. I 7____________ (not like) doing homework so, in the end, I
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______________ (not pass) my final school exam and I 9__________ (not be) very good at sport either.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Used to, Simple Past or Simple Present. Be careful!
Some verbs are in the negative form.
1. The Burns (live) ........................................... in Glasgow before they (move) .............................. to Leeds.
2. When she was at school she (like) ..................................................... getting up early but now she (not
mind) ......................................
3. There (be) ..................................... a butchers shop on the corner when I (be) ........................... a boy.
4. He (like) ........................... classical music at all but now that he knows more about it he enjoys it very
much.
5. Before she (have) .............................. the twins she (work) ................................ in her parents restaurant.
6. I never (smoke) ................................. a lot and then last year I (give) .................................. it up
altogether.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Used to or Simple Past.
1. I (not like) ................................. him but then I (change) .................................. my mind.
2. He (live) .....................................in London before he (go) ............................... abroad.
3. (you travel) .......................................a lot before you (get) ............................... this job?
4. Im surprised that they (join) ................................. the tennis club. They (not like) .............................
tennis.
5. When my father (work)......................... in London, he (get) up at six every morning
and(not get back) until eight in the evening

Underline the verb forms which you could replace with USED TO. Circle the ones where WOULD is
possible
1. When I was a child, my father had dark, wavy hair. Now hes completely bald.
2. There werent any supermarkets in this town fifteen years ago. Now there are three superstores.
3. I started working for Olivetti in 1969. Today is my last day before retiring.
4. My last dog always collected my newspaper from the local newsagents.
5. I never ate out before getting married. Nowadays my husband and I usually go to a restaurant once
or twice a week.
6. I visited London two or three times before I left the country last year.

Rewrite the following sentences with used to/didnt use to or would/wouldnt. In some cases both used
to and would are possible.
a.My father often worked overtime when he was younger.
b.We lived near the mountains, and sometimes our elder brother took us climbing.
c.In the 1980s only a small number of people knew how to use the Internet, now its very different.
Answers
When I was young I used to go (go) skateboarding a lot but when I 1started (start) secondary school, I 2stopped (stop)
doing it because I 3didnt have(not have) time. In fact I 4used to like (like) sport a lot but because out teachers 5_would
give
(give) us so much homework I 6found (find) it impossible to do both. I 7didnt like (not like) doing homework
so, in the end, I 8didnt pass (not pass) my final school exam and I 9wasnt (not be) very good at sport either.

Used to live, moved

Didnt use to like, doesnt mind
Used to be, was
Didnt use to like,
Had, used to work
Used to smoke, gave

Didnt use to like, change

Used to live, went
Did you use to travel, got
Joined, didnt use to like
Worked, used to get up, didnt use to get

1. When I was a child, my father had dark, wavy hair. Now hes completely bald.
2. There werent any supermarkets in this town fifteen years ago. Now there are three superstores.
3. I started working for Olivetti in 1969. Today is my last day before retiring.
4. My last dog always collected my newspaper from the local newsagents.
5. I never ate out before getting married. Nowadays my husband and I usually go to a restaurant once or
twice a week.
6. I visited London two or three times before I left the country last year.

My father used to work overtime when he was younger

We used to livewould take us climbing
A small number of people used to know

Complete the sentences below with the SIMPLE PAST, USED TO, BE/GET USED TO (in the correct tense)
and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I find my new job as a postman very tiring. I (get up) ......................................................... so early and
(walk) ........................................................... all morning.
2. I (live) ....................................................................... in the country before we moved here. I (like)
....................................................... it there. (you, live) ..................................................
.............................................. in a big town now? No, not really. I still .................................................
some things, like the traffic for example.
3. Dont worry, I know the road and I (drive) ........................................................ in the fog.
4. She was embarassed because she (sing) ...................................................... in front of a lot of people.
5. My sister has been a nurse for three years now so she (work) ...................................................... at night.
6. When we (go camping) ............................................................... my father (do) ........................
...................... the cooking and we (do) ........................................................... the shopping. In that way
my mother (have) .............................................................. a real holiday.
7. How long did it take you to (live) ......................................................... alone?
8. Do you remember how we (listen) .............................................................. to music all the time?
9. Im sorry. I (eat) .............................................................. this kind of food. I prefer fish and chips.
10.Now that our exams are getting closer we must (have) ................................................................. a lot
more homework to do.
Answers:
Im not used to getting Went, my father used to do, we used to
Walking do (never put used to after a time
I used to live expression, when you give the context
I used to like of the action)
Are you used to/have you got used to My mother used to have/had
living To get used to living
I still havent got used We used to listen
Im used to driving Im not used to eating
She wasnt used to singing Get used to having
Is used to working