10.
While she was going to university, she worked in a doctor’s office.
………………………………………………………………………………………
11.
Before he married his second wife, he was quite happy.
………………………………………………………………………………………
C) Complete the text about Ziggy Starr when she was a child using USED TO / DIDN’T
USE TO and the verbs in brackets:
I
didn’t use to have
(not have) many friends when I was a child so I ………………………….
(play) with my toys all day. I ………………………………….. (worry) about things a lot but
I ……………………………………… (not bite) my nails or suck my thumb. I remember that I
……………………………….. (cry) a lot and I ……………………………. (be) really afraid of
the dark.
D) Complete the text using USED TO and the verbs in the box:
School has changed since I was a student.
We used to wear
school uniform and I didn’t like
that very much. We …………………………………. a lot of lessons and most of them were
difficult. We ………………………………….. homework every day. We ……………………….
lots of books and we ……………………………………. everything by heart. And our teachers
…………………………………… us a lot of tests and examinations. Some of them were
impossible! I think school is easier now than it was 50 years ago.
E) Use USED TO / WOULD (a repeated action in the past:
1.
I …..
used to be
……. (be) very shy. Whenever a stranger came to our house, I …
would
hide
…………(hide) in a closet.
2.
I remember my Aunt Susan very well. Every time she came to our house, she
………………………………. (give) me a big kiss and pinch my cheek.
3.
I ……………………………….. (be) afraid of flying. My heart …………………………..
(start) pounding every time I stepped on a plane. But now I’m used to flying and enjoy it.
4.
I got a new bicycle when I was ten. My friends …………………………………….. (ask)
to ride it, but for years I ……………………………………………… (let / never) anyone
else use it.
5.
When my grandfather was a boy and had a cold, his mother ………………………………
(make) him go to bed. Then she …………………………………….. (put) goose fat on
his chest.
6.
When I was a child, I ……………………………………….. (take) a flashlight to bed
with me so that I could read comic books without my parents’ knowing about it.
7.
Last summer, my sister and I took a camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. It was a
wonderful experience. Every morning, we ……………………………………. (wake) up
to the sound of singing birds. During the day, we …………………………………. (hike)
through woods and along mountain streams.
8.
I can remember Mrs. Sawyer’s fifth grade class well. When we arrived each morning, she
……………………………….. (sit) at her desk. She ………………………………………
(smile / always) and …………………………………………… (say) hello to each student
as he or she entered. When the bell rang, she ………………………………………(stand)
up and ……………………………………. (clear) her throat. That was our signal to be
quiet. Class was about to begin.
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