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I _____________ (paint) a picture today.
I painted a picture today.
My cousin _____ (call) me earlier today but I didn't hear it because I had left it on silent.
My cousin called me earlier today but I didn't hear it because I had left it on silent.
Dad takes the bus to work now, but he ____________________ (drive).
Dad takes the bus to work now, but he used to drive.
I ______ (enjoy) that match very much last night.
I enjoyed that match very much last night.
I _________(see) a film on my computer earlier today.
I saw a film on my computer earlier today.
I broke my ankle yesterday in the tennis match because I ______ (fall) over the net.
I broke my ankle yesterday in the tennis match because I had fallen over the net.
Mum drinks tea now, but she ____________________(not drink) it.
Mum drinks tea now, but she didn't use to drink it.
I _______ (be) afraid of spiders, but now I have no problem with them.
I used to be afraid of spiders, but now I have no problem with them.
We _____________(not study) on the bus before the exam.
We didn't study on the bus before the exam.
She taught me how to play the piano last year very well. I ________ (never have) a teacher as good as her before.
She taught me how to play the piano last year very well. I had never had a teacher as good as her before.
What _______________ (you do) after school?
What did you use to do after school?
__________ (you drive) to work when you lived in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s?
Did you use to drive to work when you lived in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s?
____________ (you, meet) your friends yesterday?
Did you meet your friends yesterday?
I ______ (wake) up, _____ (go) downstairs, and then I _____ (hear) a noise from upstairs.
I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs.
"I used to go to that restaurant a couple of times last year." Is this sentence correct? If not, what is the correct answer and why?
Incorrect! the correct sentence is: "I went to that restaurant a couple of times last year." because it is NOT a habitual action in past.
Harry ______ (like) dogs, but one day he was attacked by a pit bull and then he ______ (become) very afraid of them.
Harry used to like dogs, but one day he was attacked by a pit bull and then he became very afraid of them.
Tommy _____ (say) goodbye and _____ (leave) the house when Jane was arriving. Also: are these verbs regular or irregular?
Tommy said (irregular) goodbye and left (irregular) the house when Jane was arriving.
I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs. Next, I _____ (hear) footsteps! It was then that I ______ (remember) that I _____ (leave) the window open!
I woke up, went downstairs, and then I heard a noise from upstairs. Next, I heard footsteps! It was then that I remembered that I had left the window open!
Change this past habit to a correct present habit:
I used to go to the gym on Wednesdays.
"I usually go to the gym on Wednesdays" or "I tend to go the gym on Wednesdays" but NOT: "I use to go to the gym on Wednesdays".
How ____________ (people send) each other messages before they _______ (invent) the telephone?
How did people use to send each other messages before they invented the telephone?