PREUNIVERSITARIO

PREUNIVERSITARIO

2024-1
2022-1

TOPICS:
PAST PERFECT TENSE
BE USED TO – GET USED TO
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When he arrived to the train station,
the train had left.

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 PAST PERFECT TENSE

Use
It refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one
event happened before another in the past. It doesn’t matter which event is
mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.

EVENT A EVENT B
Carlitos had gone out when I arrived at the office. 3
 PAST PERFECT TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE

Subject Had Past Participle Complement

* The train had left when I arrived to the station.

* She had left the room when the police arrived.

NEGATIVE

Subject Hadn’t Past Participle Complement

* They hadn’t finished the test when the bell rang.

* I wish I hadn’t gone to bed so late! 4
 QUESTION FORM

Had Subject Past Participle Complement?

* Had you worked for my uncle? SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, SUBJECT had
* Had that student applied to San Marcos? No, SUBJECT hadn’t

First, a Then,
completed another
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P A LE
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A D IC
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Past Present Future
 Choose the correct answer.
Complete the sentences.
1. Patty and Karl __________ home by the time I arrived.
Exercise 1 a) had came b) hadn’t come c) had to come

2. My friend suddenly realised that he ______________ his books on the bus.

a) has forget b) had forgot c) had forgotten

3. My parents were angry because I ______________ my clothes.

a) hadn’t washed b) had washed c) hadn’t wash

4. ______ my cousins _____ English before they went to the USA?

a) Have- study b) Had – studied c) had – study
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had never seen

had never been late

had never played

had never driven 7

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What’s the difference between the sentences?

But I got
Mmm… I used to used to
yummy! eat meat eating more
very often veggies!

SOME YEARS AGO NOWADAYS

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BE USED TO
Examples:
STRUCTURE:
She is used to
BE USED TO + V-ING
Used when we say that we driving on the left.
are accustomed to something
or something is normal for
us (It’s NOT strange)
Examples:
STRUCTURE:
I am used to the
BE USED TO + NOUN
traffic noise
Examples:

• She is used to dealing with kids. She has three brothers.

• I’m not used to the weather here yet.

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GET USED TO
Examples:
STRUCTURE:
She has to get used to
Used to say that something is GET USED TO + V-ING
driving on the left.
in the process of becoming
normal or common.
Examples:
STRUCTURE:
Ski instructors get used
GET USED TO + NOUN to cold weather.

Examples:

• She is getting used to the new schedule.

• I’m not getting used to riding a bike.

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 Choose the correct answer.
1. I _____ in New York, so the crowds don’t bother me.
A) am used to live B) ‘m not used to live C) be used to

2. She ________ the Madrid subway so she doesn’t get lost.

Exercise 2
A) isn’t used to B) ‘s used to C) be used to

3. He ______ in heavy traffic.

a) ‘s used to drive b) used to drive c) used to is drive

4. My older brother ____________ a lot of exercise , so a ten-mile walk is

easy for him.
b) be used to do b) is used to do c) isn’t used to do

5. Everybody drinks tea here but I can’t _________________ it.

A) get used to B) getting used to C) ‘s get used to
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 Complete the sentences using BE USED TO – GET USED TO

A) The noise in this neighborhood is terrible but

I _______________
‘m used to it now.
Exercise 4
B) Are you _________________
getting used to the new job? Do you like it?

getting used to
C) Adapting to city life is hard but I'm slowly __________________
it.
‘s used to
D) John _______________ the cold. He's from Finland.
‘s used to
E) She comes from a very wealthy family. She _______________ the
good things in life.
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