Secondary 5, Module 3

79. current events
http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/41-NewsSource.html

85. To complete your oral practice for this page you must write questions in all the verb tenses you have learned. These pages can help you with that:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplefuture.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futurecontinuous.html
Past with "used to"
It refers to past habits and states. If we say that somebody used to do something, we mean that some time ago he was in the habit of doing this, but he no longer does it now.

Here are some examples:
'I used to smoke 30 cigarettes a day, but I gave up when I became convinced that smoking causes cancer.'

Ben used to travel a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn't.

I used to drive to work but now I take the bus.

There used to be a cinema in the town but now there isn't.

She used to have really long hair but she's had it all cut off.

I didn't use to like him but now I do.

When I was in secondary school, I used to play football. What did you use to play?
'I didn't use to like hockey, but now I'm getting interested in it.'

'Didn't he use to be vegetarian?' 'Yes, he used to be a vegetarian, but he started eating meat last winter and now he's a real carnivore.'

Past simple, on the other hand, describes something which happened at a definite point in time in the past. Thus:
'I bought one of Lady Di's dresses at an auction in Boston.'
'When did you meet your husband?' 'I met him in 1992, but we didn't get married until last year.'

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise2.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise1.html





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