Page 20 - 4710

час у минулому, і якщо в реченні вказано скільки разів відбулася описувана подія, чи як довго
ця подія тривала: Я писав йому двічі за літо. (I wrote him twice during the summer.)
Правильно: They went shopping yesterday.
Неправильно: They used to go shopping yesterday.

16. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets or the
verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Tense.
1. Andrew … (to spend) his holidays in the village but now he goes to the seaside for his
holidays. 2. Ben and Ron … (to spend) their last holidays in Montenegro. 3. Max and his cousin …
(to go) cycling last Saturday. 4. George … (not to go) cycling when he was a schoolboy. 5. Nelly
…(to go) in for sport but now she doesn’t have much time for it. 6. Emma … (to spend) all her
money for clothes last Friday. 7. Sue … (to spend) a lot of money but now she saves it because she
wants to buy a new car. 8. They … (to go) for a picnic two days ago. 9. They … (to go) for picnics
when they were younger. 10. Julia … (to eat) meat but now she is a vegetarian. 11. … your brother
… (to go) to the swimming pool every week when he was a child? 12. Sam … (not to have) a cat
when he lived in a flat. 13. … Pamela … (to try) any national dishes during her last visit to China?
14. Jim … (to be) very polite when he was a little boy, but now he is very rude. 15. … your parents
… (to take) you for a walk in the park when you were little?

17. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Past Simple.
– … you … (to enjoy) Den’s birthday party last Saturday, Ann?
– Oh, it … (to be) great!
– … there (to be) many people?
– About twenty, but I … (not to know) all of them.
– How surprising! As far as I know Den … (not to like) noisy parties with crowds of people invited.
– But Den … (to be) twenty! I … (to be) sure such an event … (to be) worth inviting so many
guests.
– You … (to be) right. And what time … the party … (to start)?
– It … (to start) at six, but some guests … (not to arrive) till eight.
– What … you … (to do) at the party?
– We … (to eat) great food and … (to listen) to music, then we … (to dance) a lot.
– … you … (to meet) anyone interesting, Ann?
– Yeah. I … (to meet) some really interesting people. Den … (to have) got wonderful friends.
– What time … the party … (to finish)?
– At about one o’clock in the morning. Such parties never … (to finish) early. Everyone … (to be)
tired but happy.

18. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets or the
verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Present Simple Tense.
– Who … this young man (to be) in the photo, Nelly?
– Oh, it … (to be) my cousin Simon.
– But your cousin … (to have) got short hair and he always … (to wear) smart suits.
– Well, he … (to have) long hair and he … (to wear) ripped jeans and T-shirts when he … (to be) a
student.
– Your cousin … (to have) got a motorbike in the photo. … he … (to ride) a motorbike?
– Yes, he … . But he … (not to have) it any more. Simon … (to sell) his motorbike some years ago
and … (to buy) a car.
– To my mind, he … (to look) more attractive now.
– I … (to agree) with you. Now Simon … (to work) for a big corporation and he … (to be) a very
respectable person.
– Yeah, life often … (to change) people.

19. Give English equivalents:

22