Gammatical Theory
We used to work at a factory. We used to work there for five years.
Why is that second "used to" incorrect?
Because whenever we are given a time period for a habit in the past we should use the past simple "I worked there for five years".
He really _________ (stick out) his neck for me last week.
stuck (past simple)
She always ___________ (practice) archery on Fridays.
practices
He talked and prompted __________ (persuade)
persuasion
She was as fast as the __________
wind
"Used to" and "would" can be used for past habits and states. True or false?
False
"Used to": habits and states
"Would": habits
I _______ (lend) her a hand a thousand times.
have lent (present perfect simple)
He ________ usually talk back.
will
______ were handed out to promote the opening of the new cinema (FLY).
flyers
Mary was in charge and she had us under her _____.
thumb
Events which started before a time in the past and which finished, but where the effects or results were still important at a point in the past.
I _________ usually meet my friends on Sundays.
would
Sarah __________ (go) to NY every summer since she was 8.
has been going
Running a marathon is a test of human________ (endure)
endurance
I was glad he finally got that off his _________
chest
To refer to experiences up to a point in the past.
Past perfect: I’d been to five countries in Europe by 2001.
By 2022, I _____________ in Mexico five times.
had been
Leonard __________ (always + complain)
is always complaining
An unfair ___________ from the job (dismiss)
dismissal
She looked as __________ as a daisy.
fresh
When he called me, I ____________ (work) for ten hours straight.
had been working
How many options are there?
I ________________ get up late on Sundays.I will get up late/ get up
The ____________ of terrorism (DREADFUL)
dreadfulness
He really pulled my ___________. He made me laugh so much!
leg