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Get used to, used to or would. Which one is correct?
"I ______ have long hair, but I decided to get a haircut."
"I used to have long hair, but I decided to get a hair cut."
We are describing a past state.
Get used to, be used to or used to. Which one is correct? Remember, you might have to conjugate!
"I don't like going to school, but I ________ it."
I don't like going to school, but I am used to / got used to it.
First conditional
"If you ____1, you ____ be smarter."
Study1
First conditional.
If you study, you will be smarter.
Past simple.
"You ______1 the leader, didn't you?"
Become1
Past simple.
You became the leader, didn't you?
Past continuous1 and past simple2.
"I ___ ______1 when suddenly, the lights _____ __2."
cook 1, go off 2
"I was cooking1 when suddenly, the lights went off2."
We are describing an action that was interrupted by another one.
"I used to like chocolate. Now I don't like it." 1
"I didn't use to like chocolate. Now I like it." 2
Why does the first sentence have "used" in past tense and why doesn't the second sentence have it?
The past verb is in "used" in the first sentence.
The past verb is in "didn't" in the second sentence.
Past simple1, past perfect2
"When I ____1 there, I realized I _________2 the gift."
get1, forget2.
Past simple1, past perfect2
When I got1 there, I realized I had forgotten2 the gift.
Used to or would?
"When we were younger, the park ________1 be beautiful. My mom ____2 take us there every Saturday. Of course, whenever it rained, we ______3 not go, even if it was a Saturday.
When we were younger, the park used to1 be beautiful. My mom would2 take us there every Saturday. Of course, whenever it rained, we would3 not go, even if it was a Saturday.
State1, specific time frame2, conditional past action3
"My friend and I ______ eat ice cream all the time.
Which one is correct? Used to, would or both?
Both are correct!
My friend and I used to / would eat ice cream all the time.
This is a past state and a repeated action, so both are possible.
Second conditional.
If I ____1 more time, I _____ prepare for the class.
Have1
Second conditional.
If I had more time, I would prepare for the class.
Be used to or get used to? Remember, you might have to conjugate it!
"I moved here a while ago. It took me a while to __________ the noise and the busy life, but now I _______ to it."
I moved here a while ago. It took me a while to get used to the noise and the busy life, but now I am used to it.
"If people exercise regularly they tend to be more energetic since physical activity improves your blood circulation and releases endorphins"
Is this zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional or third conditional?
Zero conditional!
"If people exercise regularly they tend to be more energetic since physical activity improves your blood circulation and releases endorphins"
Both clauses are in present simple.
Third conditional
"If I ___ ______1 more, I _____ ____ ______2 the exam"
Study1, pass2
Third conditional
"If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam"
Past unreal/hypothetical situations.
Used to, get used to, would. Which one is correct?
"I ___________1 like vegetables, but I _________2 eating them."
negation1
"I didn't use to 1 like vegetables, but I got used to2 eating them."
1 Past state, 2 Became familiar with eating vegetables
Past perfect continuous, please.
"We ___ ____ ________1 for a couple of hours when she called us."
Play1.
Past perfect continuous.
We had been playing for a couple of hours when she called us.
Third conditional
"If you ___ ____1 here, you _____ ____ ____2 a big difference."
be1, make2
Third conditional
If you had been here, you would have made a big difference.