Past habits
We used to/usually ride bikes but now we have a car.
We used to ride bikes but now we have a car.
I normally am going to the gym after work/I normally go the gym after work.
I normally go to the gym after work.
He ______________ (run) to the station but the 9am train _______________________ (already left).
He ran to the station but the 9am train had already left.
That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so __________!
clumsy
A person who plays a sport is called
a player
Did you use to have/Do you usually have a lot of friends when you were at school?
Did you use to have a lot of friends when you were at school?
My wife doesn't use to wear/doesn't wear high heels. She doesn't like them.
My wife doesn't wear high heels. She doesn't like them.
She won/had won the gold medal at the last Olympic Games
She won the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.
Are you ____________ of spiders?
frightened
The people who support a specific sports club or national team are called
fans
Carol never used to/didn't never use to be very friendly but now she always says hello.
Carol never used to be very friendly but now she always says hello.
We didn't use to go/don't usually go away on holiday because we can't afford it.
We don't usually go away on holiday because we can't afford it.
I ___________________ (watch) TV last night when somebody ____________ (ring) the doorbell.
I was watching TV last night when somebody rang the doorbell.
She's very easily offended, so working with her can be a bit ___________.
tricky
An official who makes sure that players obey the rules in tennis is called
an umpire
I never used to watch/don't usually watch much TV, but now I'm addicted to Netflix.
I never used to watch TV but now I'm addicted to Netflix.
I go/used to go to Paris with my parents every summer.
I go to Paris with my parents every summer.
My sister _______________ (wait) to go out to dinner yesterday when her boyfriend __________ (call) to say that his car _________________ (break down).
My sister was waiting to go out to dinner yesterday when her boyfriend called to say that his car had broken down.
Ever since her illness, she just can't _____________ the stress of work.
cope with
A person who trains to compete in a sport is called
A competitor
I remember that when I was a child I ________ go to the beach every two months.
would / used to
We stay/are staying in expensive hotels when we travel.
We stay in expensive hotels when we travel.
They _________________ (drive) to the airport when suddenly they _________________ (remember) they ________________ (not lock) the back door.
They were driving to the airport when suddenly they remembered they had not locked the back door.
I just think he ought to __________________ - he's behaving like a child.
get a grip
This is a large building (usually without a roof) where people can sit and watch sport.
stadium