She used to eat a lot of sweets.

She used to eat a lot of sweets, didn’t she?

1. Becky used to cry a lot when she was a little girl. 2. The brothers used to quarrel all the time when they were children. 3. I didn’t use to like classical music at school. 4. Tom used to come home very late on Fridays. 5. I used to forget the simpliest things at the exams. 6. January the 1st didn’t use to be a public holiday in England. 7. John used to give me good presents for my birthday. 8. Barbara never used to be fond of cooking before her marriage. 9. She used to go dancing every Saturday. 1O. You never used to smoke so much. 11. You didn’t use to borrow money so often before. 12. He used to speak English with a strong Russian accent. 13. George didn’t use to drive his car to the office. 14. Ann didn’t use to wear her hair long. 15. Helen used to be well-dressed before the divoce. 16. Bill used to ask a lot of questions when he was a little boy.

Exercise 19. Put the verb in each sentences into the used to form.

1. When I was a child, I (have) a lot of bad dreams. 2. Robert (be) interested in football, but he is not very interested in it anymore. 3. I (drive) a lot but I don’t use my car very much these days. 4. Nowadays Kate never goes dancing, but she (go) a lot before she was married. 5. That shop (be) a grocer’s when I was a child. Now it’s a supermarket. 6. France is a republic now, but it (be) a monarchy. 7. You (like) history when you were at school? - No, I didn’t, but now I find it quite interesting. 8. When Andrew was a small boy he (cry) a lot. 9. When Mrs. Woods was younger she (play) tennis every week. 10. Our firm (have) branches in all European countries. 11. I (go) to the cinema a lot, but I never get the time now. 12. I’m surprised to see you smoking; you (not to smoke) cigarettes. 13. She (like) cats, but one attacked her and she doesn’t any- more. 14. David gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) 40 cigarettes a day. 15. Liz (ride) a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. 16. When you lived in London, you (go) to the theatre very often?

Exercise 20. Translate into English using used to.

1. Он раньше был врачом. Сейчас он занимается биологией. 2. В молодости он много путешествовал. 3. Она раньше частто заходила к нам. 4. Прошлым летом я обычно вставал рано. 5. Он имел обыкновение просматривать газеты во время завтрака. 6. Индия была когда-то колонией Великобритании. 7. Когда он был моложе, он проявлял большой интерес к политике. 8. Видите тот маленький домик на другой стороне улицы? Мы там когда-то жили. 9. Она, бывало, к нам часто заходила до того, как ее семья переехала в новый район. 1О. Когда я работал на заводе, я обычно ехал на работу первым автобусом. 11. Вы раньше носили оч- ки, не так ли? 12. Когда-то он играл только маленькие роли, а сейчас он знаменитый актер. 13. Раньше он все каникулы проводил с нами в деревне. 14. Я имел обыкновение писать домой два раза в неделю. 15. Раньше он хорошо играл в шахматы. 16. Раньше мы имели обыкновение прово- дить каникулы у моря.

Exercise 21. Comment on the use of used to, be used to and get used to

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