Used to/Would/Past simple
Find and correct the mistake.
My grandmother use to wash all the clothes by
hand.
My grandmother used to wash all the clothes by
hand.
Choose the correct option.
I was excited because I’d never/ever been to a wedding before.
I was excited because I’d never been to a wedding before.
Correct the mistake.
I went over a very hard time when my dog died.
I went through a very hard time when my dog died.
Change the word in the sentence that rhyme into parts of objects.
Don't get the camera pens dirty.
Put the kid back or the pen will dry.
Don't get the camera lens dirty.
Put the lid back or the pen will dry.
Mary is really an _______ person (friendly and sociable).
Mary is really an outgoing person.
We … live in London before we moved here.
a would
b use to
c used to
used to
Choose the sentence (A or B) that has a similar meaning to the first.
Amy hadn’t finished her homework when Aidan came.
a) Aidan arrived and Amy finished her homework.
b) When Aidan came, Amy was still doing her homework.
Amy hadn’t finished her homework when Aidan came.
b) When Aidan came, Amy was still doing her homework.
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.
My sister used to say that she would like to settle _____ and get married one day.
My sister used to say that she would like to settle down and get married one day.
Unscramble the word.
I need to find the (ebalc) which connects the printer to my laptop
cable
Can you imagine that there was no the key "delete" in a typewriter? If you messed it up, you had to start___.
Can you imagine that there was no the key "delete" in a typewriter? If you messed it up, you had to start all over again.
Choose TWO correct options.
… have a phone when you were little?
a) Would you b) Did you c) Did you use to
… have a phone when you were little?
b) Did you c) Did you use to
Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect.
By the time Sara (leave) England, she (learn) to speak English very well.
By the time Sara left England, she had learned to speak English very well.
Choose the correct option.
My grandmother recently told me about the time she signed up for / ended up in / went through computer lessons, 30 years ago. Her first class did without / turned out / went through very badly.
My grandmother recently told me about the time she signed up for computer lessons, 30 years ago. Her first class turned out very badly.
Correct the word in italics.
Press the space button at the end of every bullet point you include in your report.
Press the space key at the end of every bullet point you include in your report.
When my family moved ro the new city I went through some _____ and ____s (a mix of good and bad experiences) at first.
When my family moved ro the new city I went through some ups and downs at first.
____you ____(use to) to be curious about everything when you were young?
Did you use to be curious about everything when you were young?
Make sentences in the past simple and past perfect.
By the time you / arrive, Dennis / already / find / his keys
By the time you arrived, Dennis had already found his keys
Change the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use a phrasal verb.
I’m sorry, but I can’t accept your invitation.
I’m sorry, but I have to ______.
I’m sorry, but I have to turn down your invitation.
Complete the sentence with one word.
Yesterday the assistant in the shop wanted to sell me an expensive ____ to protect my laptop.
Yesterday the assistant in the shop wanted to sell me an expensive cover to protect my laptop.
Your new jacket is so _______ (out of fashion). My father used to wear something like that when he was in his twenties.
Your new jacket is so old school. My father used to wear something like that when he was in his twenties.
Complete the question using used to or past simple.
you / hear / what happened yesterday /
Did you hear what happened yesterday?
Change the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the tense and the words in brackets.
Was that the first time you saw a 3-D printer?
(past perfect / ever / before)
Had you ever seen a 3-D printer before?
What phrasal verb matches with these phrases?
____ a new sport / a new place
try out a new sport / a new place
Correct the mistakes.
On old trains, you couldn’t open the doors with a plug. You had to use a strap, like a normal door.
On old trains, you couldn’t open the doors with a button. You had to use a handle, like a normal door.
I felt a bit _______ when I moved out of mt parents' house (missing your family).
I felt a bit homesick when I moved out of mt parents' house (missing your family).