READING & LISTENING

GUIDE

❖ Unit 4: Past Simple & Continuous, Used to &

Would, Past Perfect.
● CHECK THE VOCABULARY ABOUT DISASTERS ( SB PAGE
41).
● VERB ZONE PAGE 45.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or
Past Perfect Simple.
1. They got (get) to the airport as the plane was landing
2. She wore the shoes she had bought (buy) the previous day.
3. I fell as I was running (run) for the bus.
4. What did she say (say) when he asked her to marry him?
5. When I was a student, I didn’t have (not have) much
money.
6. Why was she still working (work) at one o’clock in the
morning?
7. I was happy to see her, because we hadn’t seen (not see)
each other for years.
8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue had already
formed (form) outside.

Fill in the gaps with used to or would. Sometimes both are

correct.
1. Before she started exercising, my mum used to suffer from
chronic tiredness.
2. When I was a kid, I used to / would play football every day.
3. Sara used to have brown hair. Now she's blond.
4. I used to / would stay up and talk to my friends until late
when I was a teenager.
5. Michael used to have a small car. Now he's got a big one.
6. Our children used to / would eat way too much chocolate
when they were toddlers.
7. I remember that my mum used to / would use a special cloth
for dusting.
8. Our Biology teacher used to be very strict