Tenses

(1) Past Continuous Used to

1. Mr Smith .(repair) his car when he had an idea.
2. I .. (study) hard when I was a student.
3. My grandfather ..(take) the dog for a walk every morning.
4. I met him while I (fly) to Crete.
5. My sister (listen) to music while I
(read) my new book.
6. Tina was my best friend. We (spend) all
our free time together.
7. My father .(get up) at eight oclock in the morning.
8. What . (you/do) at 5 oclock yesterday?
9. I (watch) the news on TV when I
learned about his accident.
10. We (watch) the sports news on TV
every Sunday.

(2) Past Continuous Used to

1. When Richard was a child, he .. (collect) stamps.

2. They (watch) a film from 6 8 last night.
3. I ..(go) to work by bus but now Ive got my own car.
4. Mum .(have) a shower when the phone rang.
5. My grandfather ..(have) a lovely little boat.
6. Yesterday at 3 oclock we .(fly) to Italy.
 Tenses

Used to: Form the interrogative and the negative

1. He used to visit us every day.
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2. We used to go for walks in the park.
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3. Maria used to go to her village at Easter.
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4. Tom and Philip used to be friends.
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Used to Would : Use would whenever possible

1. I remember that when I was little my grandfather
.(sit) by the fire and tell us a story.
2. He (be) fat but now hes lost so much
weight.
3. When I was single I ..(live) near the center of
the city.
4. When I was a student, I .. (meet) my friends at
our caf every evening.
5. As a child, I (have) a lot of friends.