Unit 2

Basic Grammar

Name Class Date

5 stay in touch / be more difficult / used to / It / to /

1 Match sentences 1–5 with meanings a–e.
in the past
1 As a child, I would play in the park every
afternoon. b It used to be more difficult to stay in touch
2 We used to live in London before in the past.
we moved here. a 6 use to / didn’t / go to the beach / We
3 They didn’t use to go on holiday We didn’t use to go to the beach.
when they were children. d
4 They didn’t go on holiday last year. e 4 Match the beginnings (1–6) with the endings
(a–f) to make sentences.
5 I played in the park with my sister last week. c

a A state in the past

b A regular action in the past
c This happened once in the past
d This never happened in the past
e This didn’t happen one time in the past

2 Circle the correct options.

1 My grandmother … wash all the clothes by hand.
a used to b use to
2 When I was young, we … have a pet dog. 1 By the time we got to the park d
a would b used to 2 We arrived late at the party b
3 I … like dancing, but now I do. 3 I’d read about virtual reality headsets before, a
a wouldn’t b didn’t use to 4 Had you ever imagined such a realistic
4 Last month I … a new phone because my old video game c
one stopped working. 5 The show had already finished e
a used to buy b bought 6 We were lucky to arrive on time f
5 This park … have anywhere to play football,
a but I’d never seen one.
but now there is a pitch.
b because we’d missed the bus.
a didn’t use to b didn’t used to
c before you played this one?
6 My grandparents … give me lots of presents
for my birthday. d the concert had already finished.
a would b use to e by the time we arrived.
f as the music hadn’t started yet.
3 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences. 5 Circle the correct options.
1 didn’t / when / use to / like TV / little / I / was / I 1 I had never / ever been there before.
I didn’t use to like TV when I was little. 2 We had yet / already seen that film.
2 would / call me / forget / She / to / always 3 The shop had closed by the time / by we arrived.
She would always forget to call me. 4 Had you never / ever met him before that night?
3 you / use to / have / Did / a games console / ? 5 Luckily, the match hadn’t started yet / already.
Did you use to have a games console? 6 She’d gone to sleep by then / by the time
4 every Sunday / would / visit us / My cousins I arrived.
My cousins would visit us every Sunday.

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