Exercise 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of USED TO and the verbs in brackets. 1. They next door to us a few years ago. (live) 2 ..... you in a hotel when you were in London? (stay) 3. We .... a dog but we've got two now! (not have) 4 ........ Pam ..... picnic every Sunday when she was younger? (go) 5. Peter ---- up early when he worked. (get) 6. ............ they a smaller house last year? (own) 7. We. fish when we were younger. (not eat) 8.1........ my bike every day when I was a child. (ride) 9. She .... a car five years ago. (not drive) 10. Simon a lot when he was a pilot. (travel)
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2 DID you USE TO STAY in a hotel when you were in London? (stay)
3. We DIDN’T USE TO HAVE a dog but we've got two now! (not have)
4 DID Pam USE TO GO picnic every Sunday when she was younger? (go)
5. Peter USED TO GET up early when he worked. (get)
6. DID they USE TO OWN a smaller house last year? (own)
7. We DIDN’T USE TO EAT fish when we were younger. (not eat)
8. I USED TO RIDE my bike every day when I was a child. (ride)
9. She DIDN’T USE TO DRIVE a car five years ago. (not drive)
10. Simon USED TO TRAVEL a lot when he was a pilot. (travel)
Объяснение:
Конструкция used to используется, когда мы хотим рассказать о действиях, которые в ПРОШЛОМ происходили РЕГУЛЯРНО, а сегодня ИХ НИКТО НЕ ВЫПОЛНЯЕТ.
I used to live in Sochi. - Я жила в Сочи (в прошлом, а сейчас я не живу там)
Обратите внимание на отрицательные и вопросительные предложения с конструкцией:
I didn’t USE to…
Did you USE to…?
В отрицаниях и вопросах появляется вспомогательный глагол did, который «забирает» себе окончание прошедшего времени.