We use used to and would to describe habits or truths in the past. Used to use to expresses 1 an activity was a past habit that occurred at an earlier stage of life and 2 it ended. Answers will vary, but a list of possible answers is provided on page 2. She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it. Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking 2 werent studying, were making.
After be used to, or get used to, we use a noun or a ing verb. These worksheets can be used by high school students, esl students and all adults wishing to improve their english. Grammar worksheet gerunds used as subjects complete the sentences below by using the ing gerund form of the verbs on the right. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present. Idioms are expressions that have a specific meaning. Its much colder in stockholm but were getting used to that. Smalzer i have used this texbook for a few years now as an aid in teaching english as a secondforeign language. Bbc learning english grammar challenge grammar challenge bbc learning english 2007 page 4 of 5 used to answers. This street be very dark until the new lights were installed. They can also be used by teachers who need ressources for their classes and school activities. At the intermediate to advanced levels of english learning, idiomatic expressions become one of the most challenging aspects of english vocabulary learning. Alternatively, you can ask students to ask their partners about different ages. Grammar in use intermediate with answers pdf web education.
I used to would get free milk at school when i was a boy. Exercise be used to and get used to english spanish link. Grammar in use intermediate with answers pdf grammar in use intermediate with answers pdf. I would always lose when i played chess with my father. An idiomatic expression is a short phrase whose meaning is not always evident by translating individual words that form the expression. Leticia avila herrera used to and would for past habits read the sentences below and choose the correct answer which is in brackets.
The word to is a preposition, not part of an infinitive. English grammar exercises, with answers learn english today. That is why when a verb follows, it must take the ing form. Printable grammar used to vs be used to exercise with answers for esl students. Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of be used to. Talking about past habits exercise 5 students write eight questions to ask their partners about what they used to do when they were five years old. Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following. Used to has the same form in all persons, singular and plural and it is followed by infinitive. Used toused to and verbal form refer to a habit that took place in the past, a longing action, and which is now over. This activity or habit occured but no longer continues because of a change of circumstances or change of willpower. Used to exercise with answers answers are at the bottom of the page.
B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of. Maria finished the 100item geology exam in ten minutes. When i was a child, my hair used to be much blonder than now. Exercise 8 five recipes were used to bake a number of cakes from two types of basic cake mix, a and b. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Unit 1 english 3 used to is used to talk about past situations or habits that continued for months or years and to emphasize that the situation today is different. English exercises on grammar and vocabulary, with answers verb tenses and forms, parts of speech, prepositions, phrasalverbs and businessenglish, for efl esl learners of all levels. The di erence between the two types was that type a mix was added a carbon dioxide source while b was not. A preposition used in the wrong place can turn the meaning of the sentence on its head. If it is not possible to change the used to structure to would, copy the same used to structure as the answer. Theres a full explanation of this grammar at the bottom of the page. He used to would give her a lift to work in the days before she.
I used to go to the movies a lot, but i dont go very often now. Exercise 2 used to solutions oxford university press. You must conjugate the verb into the present tense. If necessary do the first one with them as an example. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the. The questions are a selfled mini research exercise. Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking. I have lived in a big city for ten years, so i am used to the noise 8.
The present continuous is used to refer to future events that are already arranged. He would walk along the beach every evening before bed. Used to students use their imagination and write about what people used to do before the inventions listed. It is a defective verb, that means it only has the past tense if we want to. If possible, change the used to structure in the sentences below to the would structure to talk about the past. Exercises in the design and analysis of experiments henrik. Direct students attention back to the text and tell them to focus on the words that follow used to, be used to and get used to. She used to be able to speak french, but she has forgotten it all.
It used to would be very hot in summer at that time. Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of used to. I used to walk to school every day when i was a child past states we also say used to to express a state that existed. English exercise used to be used to get used to created by greg100 with the test builder. A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else. I loved going to my grandmother because she cook amazing dishes every time we visited her. I dont think ill ever get used to the shorter winter days though. She used to love playing badminton before she hurt her shoulder. When we refer to a past state, we can only use used to i used to have would have a toyota celica mary used to bewould be a teacher but shes now retired. Students can follow their own interests and do some independent research on the economic performance of some countries of their choice. Fill in exercise with used to, didnt use to negative, would or wouldnt. All the answers are included at the end of the exercises. Learn how to use used to to speak about past events. The response of the experiment was the volume of the baked cakes.
It is used only in the past simple tense past habits if you used to do something, you did it for a period of time in the past, but you dont do it any more we used to live there when i was a child. Exercise 6 students work in pairs and take turns asking and answering their questions from exercise 6. On winter days, we used to would sit around the fire and tell stories when i was a child, my sister used to would take me to the cinema every sunday. We would go to the same little cafe for lunch every day when i was a student. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. English grammar exercises with answers pdf, examples.