WORKSHEET 40
SUBJECT : Used to / Would / Be used to
A) Complete the sentences using USED TO or BE USED TO:
1.
I ……………………………… (live) in Finland, but now I live in France.
2.
He ……………………………….. (sit) in the back of the classroom, but now he prefers
to sit in the front row.
3.
When I was a child, I ………………………………… (play) games with my friends in a
big field near my house after school every day.
4.
It’s hard for my children to stay inside on a cold, rainy day. They ………………………..
(play) outside in the big field near our house. They play there almost every day.
5.
People ………………………………………… (believe) that the world was flat.
6.
Trains ………………………………….. (be) the main means of cross-continental travel.
Today, most people take airplanes for long-distance travel.
7.
Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She …………...
…………………………… (travel) by plane.
8.
You and I are from different cultures. You ……………………………………… (have)
fish for breakfast. I ……………………………………………. (have) cheese and bread
for breakfast.
9.
What ……………………………………. (do) on summer days when you were a child?
10.
Bill lives alone. He doesn’t mind this. Because he …………………..
……………………… (live) alone.
11.
Tom ………………………………. (drink) a lot of coffee. Now he prefers tea.
12.
I have to work hard. This is not a problem for me. I have always worked hard. So I
……………………………………… (work) hard.
13.
Some friends of yours have just moved into a flat on a busy street. It is very noisy. They
will ……………………………………………. noise.
14.
When we were children, we ………………………………….. (swim) every day.
15.
I haven’t been to the cinema for ages now. We ………………………………… (go) a lot.
16.
Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He ……………………………………… (smoke)
B) Rewrite the sentences using
USED TO:
1.
When she was a child, she lived in a small village.
……….
When she was a child, she used to live in a small village.
……………….
2.
When he was a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
In ancient Rome, wall paintings were a popular form of advertising.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
Before she learned to read, her parents read stories to her.
………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
Before he came to Ankara, life was cheap in Turkey.
………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
Jim spoke German ar school, but he has now forgotten.
………………………………………………………………………………………
7.
Susan was a nurse before she got married and raised a family.
………………………………………………………………………………………
8.
Sally played tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now.
………………………………………………………………………………………
9.
Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment.
………………………………………………………………………………………
