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I didn’t__________________live in Madrid.
I didn’t USE TO live in Madrid.
I ___________ (work) in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
I USED TO WORK in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
Maria ____ already ____ (paint) her nails.
Maria HAD already PAINTED her nails.
Mike ______ (cheat) during the exam and Sara ____(know) about it.
Mike HAD CHEATED during the exam and Yasmin KNEW about it.
What ____ you _______(do) when I _____ (call) you last night?
What WERE you DOING when I CALLED you last night?
I ____ (work) hard when I was a student.
I USED TO WORK hard when I was a student.
Robin _______________ enjoy cooking as a kid, but nowadays she is a professional chef.
Robin DIDN'T USE TO enjoy cooking as a kid, but nowadays she is a professional chef.
Laura ________(not see) some people's faces until they took their mask off.
Laura HADN'T SEEN some people's faces until they took their mask off.
Adriana _______(not shout) in class before Anas ______ (start) throwing her paper balls.
Adriana HADN'T SHOUTED in class before Anas STARTED throwing her paper balls.
Marc _______ (walk) around Edinburgh when he ______ (see) his grandmother.
MarcWAS WALKING around Edinburgh when he SAW his grandmother.
When I was a little child, we_____________have a cat as a pet.
When I was a little child, we USED TO have a cat as a pet
I ________ (not - have) dinner at 6:00 PM. In my country we eat later.
I AM NOT USED TO HAVING dinner at 6:00 PM. In my country we eat later.
Jane _______ (read) a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
Jane HAD READ a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
Gabriel and Andrea ____(not play) Jeopardy before they ____ (come) to high school.
Gabriel and Andrea HADN'T PLAYED Jeopardy before they CAME to high school.
He ______ the bottle of water on the floor while he was ______ dinner. (drop/cook)
He DROPPED the bottle of water on the floor while he WAS COOKING dinner.
He_________________ work as a doctor for many years.
He USED TO work as a doctor for many years.
Can I replaced 'USED TO' with 'WOULD' in this sentence:
As a kid, Lucy USED TO ride a horse every weekend.
Yes, you can. USED TO refers to a past action, and so it can be replaced with WOULD.
_____ Mary _____ (have) a photo with the teacher?
HAD Mary HAD a photo with the teacher?
The teacher _____ (be) to Paris before Carla and Paula _____ (go) there.
The teacher HAD BEEN to Paris before Lola and Paula WENT there.
While the guests_______, the kids ________the house. (arrive/clean)
While the guests ARRIVED, the kids WERE CLEANING the house.
I ____ (not read) a lot.
I DIDN´T USE TO READ a lot.
The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they _____________ not _____________ (type) their answers on a computer.
The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they WERE not USED TO TYPING their answers on a computer.
Josh _____ (not run) five kilometers before he took a break.
Josh HADN´T RUN five kilometers before he took a break.
Emma and Harry _______ (not study) much before, but they _______ (promise) the teacher to be better students!
Emma and Harry HADN'T STUDIED much before, but they PROMISED the teacher to be better students!
While Jorge and Mary _______ (walk) to school, They _____ (see) an old friend.
While Jorge and Mary WERE WALKING to school, they SAW an old friend.