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A. Công thức
B.Cách dùng
Cấu trúc used to hay cấu trúc used to V được sử dụng để nói về một thói quen,
hành động, sự kiện hoặc trạng thái đã từng xảy ra trong quá khứ và không còn
xảy ra trong hiện tại nữa. Đôi khi nó được dùng để nhấn mạnh về sự khác biệt
giữa hiện thực và quá khứ.
Ví dụ:
There used to be a cinema here_ Ở đây từng có một rạp chiếu phim
She didn’t use to drink that much coffee_Trước kia cô ấy không uống nhiều
cafe như vậy
Did you use to eat meat before becoming a vegetarian?_ Trước khi trở thành
người ăn chay thì bạn có ăn thịt không?
1. Diane don't travel much now. She used to travel a lot, but she prefers to stay
at home these days.
2. Liz .... a motorbike,but last year she sold it and bought a car.
5. Jim .... my best friend, but we aren't good friend any longer.
6. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work now that the new road is
open. It .... more than an hour.
7. There .... a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago.
8. When you lived in New York, .... to the theatre very often?
Bài 2: Matt changed his life style. He stopped doing some things and started
doing other things: | studying hard He stopped | going to bed early | running
three miles every morning | sleeping late He started | going out in the evening |
spending a lot of money
3. ...........................
4. ...........................
5. ...........................
6. ...........................
Bài 3: Compare what Marry said five years ago and what she says today:
I travel a lot
I go to a lot of parties
TODAY
Now write sentences about how Karen has changed. Use used to/didn't use
to/never used to in the first part of your sentences.
1. She used to travel a lot but she doesn't go away much these days.
1. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.
I used _______________________________________________
2. There were some trees in the field, but now there aren’t any.
He used _______________________________________________
I used _______________________________________________
8. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
9. Mr. Hung often went to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
10. There were traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street
has become wider.
There _______________________________________________
John ________________________________________________
ĐÁP ÁN
Bài 1
2. used to have
3. used to live
4. used to eat
5. used to be
6. used to take
7. used to be
8. used to use to go
Bài 2:
3-6
Bài 3:
2-10
She used to have a lot of friends, but she doesn't know many people these days.
She used to be very lazy, but she works very hard these days.
She didn't use to like cheese, but she eats lots of cheese now.
She used to play piano, but she hasn't played the piano for years
She never used to read newspapers, but she reads a newspaper everyday now.
She used to go to a lot of parties, but she hasn't been to a party for ages.
Bài 4
7.I used to have time to collect stamps when I was in primary school.
8. Did you use to go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
9. Mr. Hung used to go to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
10. There used to be traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the
street has become wider.
Bài 5:
1. used to swim
4. used to be
5. used to live
9. used to be
2. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used ___________ (speak) to a large audience.
4. Lots of trains used ___________ (stop) here, but not many do now.
6. I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used ___________ (drink) alcohol.
7. David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used
_________ (be) there.
9. There used __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few
years ago.
10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn't used __________ (drive) on the
left, but she soon got used to it.
2. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used to speaking (speak) to a large audience.
4. Lots of trains used to stop (stop) here, but not many do now.
6. I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used drinking (drink) alcohol.
7. David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used to
being (be) there.
8. When Laura was at college, she used to have (have) a picture of Elvis
Presley on her bedroom wall.
9. There used to be (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years
ago.
10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn't used driving (drive) on the left, but
she soon got used to it.
A. used to be
B. used be
C. used to
A. used to living
B. used live
C. used to live
3. Lisa speaks English now, but she ___________ it when she was young.
A. used to listening
B. used listen
C. used to listen
5. Can you believe that Grandpa ___________ tennis when he was young?
A. used to play
B. used play
C. used to be playing