Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “used to”1. Write sentences with it.[r]
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A LÝ THUYẾT:
CẤU TRÚC USED TO - INFINITIVE Used to-infinitive” có nghĩa là trước đây thường, đã từng: được dùng để diễn tả một sự việc thường xảy ra trong quá
khứ nhưng bây giờ không còn nữa
1 Cấu trúc :
(+) S + used to + V-infnitive.
(-) S + didn't use to + V-infinitive.
(?) Did + S + use to + V-infinitive?
2 Cách sử dụng
Ta sử dụng " used to inf" để diễn tả 1 sự việc thường xuyên diễn ra trong quá khứ nhưng hiện tại thì không còn nữa.
Ví dụ:
We used to live in a small village but now we live in the city
(Trước đây chúng tôi sống ở một ngôi làng nhỏ nhưng bây giờ chúng tôi sổng ở thành phổ.)
I used to drive to work but now I take the bus
(Trước đây tôi thường lái xe đi làm nhưng hiện nay tôi đi làm bằng xe buýt)
Cấu trúc này còn được dùng để chỉ những sự vật có thực trước kia nhưng hiện nay thì không còn nữa
Ví dụ:
There used to be a cinema in the town but now there isn't
(Trước đây có 1 rạp chiếu phim trong thị trấn nhưng hiện giờ nó không còn nữa)
She used to have really long hair but she's had it all cut off
(Mái tóc trước đây của cô ấy thực sự dài nhưng giờ cô ấy đã cắt ngắn nó)
B BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG:
Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “used to”.
1 In the summer they walk along the beach and then have a swim
2 I work hard when I was at high school, but now I do
3 I drink much coffee every morning, now I drink tea
4 When she lived in Asia, she to eat much, so she was very thin
5 How (you) go to school before you had a bike?
Exercise 2 Write sentences with it Use these cues.
Example:
my house/500 metres/nearest shop
→ It is about 500 metres from my house to the nearest shop
1 700 metres/my house/Youth Club
2 five kilometers/my home village/nearest town
3 120 kilometers/Ho Chi Minh City/Vung Tau
4 384,400 kilometers/the Earth/the Moon
5 not very far/Ha Noi/Noi Bai Airport
Trang 2Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with used to or use to and the verbs in the box below.
1 I _a tricycle when I was a child
2 There _fewer people and vehicles on the roads
3 My father _to work by motorbike Now he cycles
4 _you _hide-and-seek when you were small?
5 Five years ago people in this town _ not _ worried about traffic jams
Exercise 4 Rewrite the sentences using "used to".
1 My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl
My mum
2 There are more vehicles on the roads now
There did not
3 We cycled to school two years ago
We
4 There did not use to be many traffic accidents before
Now there are
5 My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job
My uncle _
Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with “used to” or “didn't use to”.
1 I like sports, but now I do a lot of different sports
2 I be afraid of heights, but then I started climbing hills
3 I like putting my head in the water because I couldn't swim
4 I go skating until I met Anna in Switzerland, and then we have practiced a lot so far
5 I go to school on foot, but now I ride a bicycle to school
Exercise 6 Change the sentences according to the prompts in brackets.
1 You used to go to school on foot (?)
2 Mr Van used to ride his motorbike dangerously (-)
3 The streets used to be cleaner and more peaceful (?)
4 I didn’t use to go out on Sundays (+)
5 They used to go on holiday together (-)
Exercise 7 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “used to”.
1 Where you (go) to school?
2 There (be) a police station here
3 I (like) vegetables, but I do now
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5 When I was a little girl, I (live) in Madrid
6 As a good school boy I never (go) to school late
7 Late at night we (sit) by the fire and tell ghost story We were afraid of ghost
8 What sport (you) (play) when you were at university?
9 Really, I'm not half the man I (be)
10 As teenagers, we (walk) without a fix destination on Sunday afternoons
11 David Beckham (play) for Manchester
12 We (have) a computer, but we do now
13 (they) work together?
14 That restaurant (be) a clothes shop
15 She (like) him, but now they're married
Exercise 8 Fill each blank with a word from the box
1 What you do last Sunday?
2 I stayed at home and looked my younger brother yesterday
3 He lives in a small village in the mountains so he never worried about traffic jams
4 You should remember to walk the streets at the zebra crossings
5 Does your bike ever down on the way to school?
6 We must always obey traffic for our safety
7 How far is from your house to the bus stop?
8 There did not use to be many on the roads in my hometown
9 I don't like They are never good
10 Now there are more traffic than there used to be in this city
Exercise 9 Put the words/ phrases from the box in each space to complete the following.
zebra crossing railway station speed limit traffic jams road user means of transport driving license safety helmet train tickets road safety
1 The government has introduced a new campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents
2 A is a hard hat which covers and protects the whole head, worn especially by motorcyclist
3 We looked on our map to find the way to the
4 Roadwork has caused throughout the city centre
5 A is a place on a road at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road
6 You should know the regulations in order to become a good
7 A is an official document that shows you are able to drive
8 Slow down because you’re breaking the
9 We needed to get to Ha Noi, but we had no
10 I have two available to go to Lao Cai Would you like to go with me to Sa Pa?
C BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO:
Exercise 1 Rewrite sentences using “used to”.
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2 He had a lot of money, but now he doesn’t
_
3 Peter stopped playing the guitar two years ago Now he plays the violin
_
_
5 When was a boy, always ate sweets
_
6 When Sarah was a child, she bit her nails
_
7 We got into the habit of swimming every day before breakfast
_
8 There were some trees here, but now there aren’t any
_
9 Her custom was to get up early and have a bath every morning
_
10 It was his custom to get up early
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Exercise 2 Rewrite the following sentences with no change in the meaning Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.
1 Mr and Mrs Smith are flying to Ha Noi now (travelling)
2 Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn't any more (used)
4 This part of the city didn't have traffic jams very often.(use)
5 I used to walk to school when I was young (foot)
Exercise 3 Write the sentences by using the following words.
1 Traffic jam / one / most common / issue / big cities / world
2 There / many / people / use / road / and / one / main reason / cause / traffic jams /
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3 We / solve / traffic problem / by / encourage / people / use / bicycles / rather / cars / short trips //.
4 People / use / public transports / reduce / number / private vehicles / road /
5 Move / big / companies / factories / city / countryside / help reduce / traffic jams /
Exercise 4 Write sentences using "used to" based on available information.
Example:
I used to play the violin, but I play the guitar now.
1 I went shopping once a week I hardly ever go shopping now
2 I didn’t like apples I eat a lot of apples now
4 I worked in a restaurant I work in a hotel now
5 I only read the newspaper I read books often now
6 I went jogging every day I only go jogging once a week now
10 I slept for five hours every night I get 7 hours sleeping every night now
Answer
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ANSWER KEY
Trang 6B BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG:
Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “used to”.
1 used to
2 didn't used to
3 used to
4 didn't use
5 did you use to
Exercise 2 Write sentences with it Use these cues.
1 It is about 700 metres from my house to the Youth Club
2 It is about five kilometers from my home village to the nearest town
3 It is about 120 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau
4 It is about 384,400 kilometers from the Earth to the Moon
5 It is not very far from Ha Noi to Noi Bai Airport
Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with used to or use to and the verbs in the box below.
1 used to ride
2 used to be
3 used to go
4 Did - use to play
5 did not use to feel
Exercise 4 Rewrite the sentences using "used to".
1 My mum used to live in a small village when she was a girl
2 There did not use to be many vehicles on the roads
3 We used to cycle to school two years ago
4 Now there are more traffic accidents than there used to be
5 My uncle used to be a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job
Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with “used to” or “didn't use to”.
1 I didn't use to like sports, but now I do a lot of different sports
2 I used to be afraid of heights, but then I started climbing hills
3 I didn't use to like putting my head in the water because I couldn't swim
4 I used to go skating until I met Anna in Switzerland, and then we have practiced a lot so far
5 I used to go to school on foot, but now I ride a bicycle to school
Exercise 6 Change the sentences according to the prompts in brackets.
1 Did you use to go to school on foot?
2 Mr Van didn’t use to ride his motorbike dangerously
3 Did the streets use to be cleaner and more peaceful?
4 I used to go out on Sundays
5 They didn’t use to go on holiday together
Exercise 7 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “used to”.
1 did you use to go
2 used to be
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4 used to go
5 used to live
6 used to go
7 didn't use to sit
8 did you use to play
9 used to be
10 used to walk
11 used to play
12 didn't use to have
13 Did they use to work
14 used to be
15 didn't use to like
Exercise 8 Fill each blank with a word from the box
1 What you do last Sunday?
2 I stayed at home and looked my younger brother yesterday
3 He lives in a small village in the mountains so he never worried about traffic jams
4 You should remember to walk the streets at the zebra crossings
5 Does your bike ever down on the way to school?
6 We must always obey traffic for our safety
7 How far is from your house to the bus stop?
8 There did not use to be many on the roads in my hometown
9 I don't like They are never good
10 Now there are more traffic than there used to be in this city
Exercise 9 Put the words/ phrases from the box in each space to complete the following.
zebra crossing railway station speed limit traffic jams road user means of transport driving license safety helmet train tickets road safety
1 The government has introduced a new campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents
2 A is a hard hat which covers and protects the whole head, worn especially by motorcyclist
3 We looked on our map to find the way to the
4 Roadwork has caused throughout the city centre
5 A is a place on a road at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road
6 You should know the regulations in order to become a good
7 A is an official document that shows you are able to drive
8 Slow down because you’re breaking the
9 We needed to get to Ha Noi, but we had no
10 I have two available to go to Lao Cai Would you like to go with me to Sa Pa?
C BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO:
Exercise 1 Rewrite sentences using “used to”.
Trang 81 I used to live in Paris, but now live in Rome.
2 He used to have a lot of money, but now he doesn’t
3 Peter used to play the guitar, but now he plays the violin
4 He used to go to the cinema regularly, but now he doesn’t
5 When I was a boy, I used to eat sweets
6 When Sarah was a child, she used to bite her nails
7 We used to go swimming every day before breakfast
8 There used to be some trees here, but now there aren’t any
9 She used to get up early and have a bath every morning
10 He used to get up early
Exercise 2 Rewrite the following sentences with no change in the meaning Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.
1 Mr and Mrs Smith are travelling to Ha Noi by plane now
2 Van used to have a motorbike (but he doesn't any more)
3 My father usually drives (his car) to work
4 This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jams
5 I used to go to school on foot when I was young
Exercise 3 Write the sentences by using the following words.
1 Traffic jam is one of the most common issues in big cities around world
2 There are too many people using the road and it is one of the reasons causing traffic jams
3 We can solve the traffic problem by encouraging people to use bicycles rather than cars in short trips
4 People should use public transports to reduce the number of private vehicles on the road
5 Moving big companies and factories from cities to the countryside can also help to reduce traffic jams
Exercise 4 Write sentences using "used to" based on available information.
1 I used to go shopping once a week, but I hardly ever go shopping now
2 I didn't use to like apples, but eat a lot of apples now
3 I didn't use to like tea, but I like it now
4 I used to work in a restaurant, but I work in a hotel now
5 I only used to read the newspaper, but I read books often now
6 I used to go jogging every day, but I only go jogging once a week now
7 I used to go to bed early, but I go to bed late now
8 I used to live in London, but I live in New York now
9 I used to be a student, but I am a teacher now
10 I used to sleep for five hours every night, but I get 7 hours sleeping every night now