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used to play the piano when I was younger. What is the negative form?
didn’t use to play
He said: “I am tired.” → Report it.
He said he was tired.
You must eat vegetables. Change to “don’t have to.”
You don’t have to eat vegetables
My car is (big) than yours. What is the comparative of “big”?
bigger
Yesterday I went to the cinema. (Past simple) — make a question.
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
She used to live in Paris. Ask a question: “Did she … ?”
Did she use to live in Paris?
They said: “We have finished.” → Report it.
They said they had finished.
He can’t swim. Make the affirmative.
He can swim.
This is the (good) book I’ve ever read. What is the superlative of “good”?
best
I have seen that movie twice. (Present Perfect) — make a negative.
I haven’t seen that movie.
We used to go camping every summer. Change it to a question.
Did we use to go camping every summer?
She asked: “Are you coming?” → Report it.
She asked if I was coming.
Use a phrasal verb: “He gave up smoking.” What does “give up” mean?
“Give up” means “stop doing something.”
Compare: “fast” → “faster”; use in a sentence.
My car is faster than yours.
I lost my keys yesterday. (Past Simple) — use “have” to ask “Have you … ?”
Have you lost your keys?
He didn’t use to like coffee. Change to affirmative.
He used to like coffee.
He said: “I will call you.” → Report it.
He said he would call me.
You ought to see a doctor. What is a modal with similar meaning?
should
Write a sentence comparing three things, using “the ___est”.
This is the biggest of the three.
I have lived here for five years. (Present Perfect) — “How long … ?” question.
How long have you lived here?
Rewrite the sentence so it means the same: When I was a child, I went swimming every weekend.
I used to go swimming every weekend.
She said: “If I had known, I would have helped.” → Report it.
She said that if she had known, she would have helped.
Change this using a modal: “It’s necessary to finish now.”
must / have to
“Such a big house!” → Turn into a comparative / superlative structure.
It’s the biggest house I’ve ever seen.
Write a sentence combining past simple + present perfect (e.g. “By the time I arrived, they had already left / have left …”)
By the time I arrived, they had already left.