Unit 2 Grammar practice 

Past tense contrast; used to / so I went out and tried to fix the tent on my own. While
would I (11) (do) this, I fell on
top of the tent and it (12)
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past (collapse). We (13) (spend)
continuous form of the bold verbs. the rest of the night in the camp site showers!
I heard (hear) the phone ring while I was reading (read)
last night.
4 Complete the dialogue with the words in the list.
used didn’t would walk use use to used to
1 It (not snow) when
did we would used to be would help
we (arrive) at the
football field. Molly I used to live in this village when I was a child.
2 While my friends (enjoy) Sam Is your house still here?
themselves on the beach, I Molly Yes. It (1) be number seventeen
(study) for an exam. in this street, but it’s a shop now.
3 (it / rain) when you Sam Did you (2) go to the local school?
(go) out last night?
Molly Yes. There (3) a school here, but
4 I was very tired and I it closed in 2002. Now, children have to get the bus
(fall) asleep while I into town every day.
(travel) home on the bus.
Sam (4) you use to cycle to school?
5 I (buy) these boots when
Molly No, I didn’t need to because it wasn’t far from my
I (shop) on Saturday.
house. I (5) there every morning
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past with my brother. My mum (6) us
perfect form of the bold verbs. to cross the road and (7) walk
I was hungry, so I bought (buy) a sandwich in town. down the street and across a field. In those days,
there (8) use to be many cars,
1 They (be) asleep for over
so it was quite safe.
an hour when I (arrive)
home. Sam Did a lot of people (9) to live in
the village in those days?
2 She (already leave)
by the time I (get) back Molly Yes. Over 500, but now there are only 250 inhabitants.
from the concert. 5 Write sentences. Use the correct form of used to or
3 By the time we (arrive) would.
at the park, it (start) we / be / in the same class (used to)
raining.
We used to be in the same class.
4 I (not know) Maria 1 Toby / not like / tennis, but he does now (used to)
(send) you an email last

week.
2 my parents / listen / to the radio a lot (would)
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the bold verbs.
Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect. 3 Elena / play / the guitar in a band (used to)
At half term, I went (go) camping by the sea with
Tania. We (1) (not be) 4 I / spend / every summer at the seaside when I was a
camping before, so it was quite an adventure. We kid (would)
(2) (not have) our own tent,
so we (3) (borrow) one. We 5 where / she / live / before she moved to Cardiff?
(4) (arrive) at the camp site (used to)
quite late. Neither of us (5)

(put up) a tent before and it was more difficult than we
6 you / walk to school? (used to)
(6) (expect). In the middle
of the night, I (7) (wake up)
because water (8) (come) 7 Rebecca / be / very happy here (used to)
into the tent. Outside, it (9)
(rain). Tania (10) (sleep),

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