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Exercise 4.1

Write sentences with the construction used to which show how things were different before.

1. My home town looks very modern.

2. There are so many stadiums.

3. The streets are very clean.

4. There are a lot of car parks.

5. The air isn’t very clean.

6. The shops are very expensive.

7. The people always hurry.

8. They wear fashionable clothes.

Exercise 4.2

Write these sentences using one verb after the construction used to and the other verb in the Past Simple tense form.

1. He (play) table-tennis, but he (give) it up five years ago.

2. He (live) in Minsk before he (go) abroad.

3. She (not like) her job at first, but then she (change) her mind.

4. He (earn) a lot, but he (retire) two years ago.

5. Before she (start) her own business, she (be) a teacher.

6. You (travel) a lot before you (find) this job?

7. This road (be) dangerous, but then they (build) a bridge and it (become) safe.

8. Before we (move) to the city, we (have) a wonderful garden in the country.

9. My father (buy) a tent in 1995, and we (go) camping for many years.

10. Australia (be) a colony of Great Britain until it (become) independent.

11. We (start) chatting on the Internet last year. Before that we (talk) on the phone.

12. Jim’s parents (give) him some pocket money before he (find) a job.

Exercise 4.3

Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple, the Past Continuous tense form or used to.

It (1) … (be) midnight and Fred (2) … (be) alone in the house. Outside it (3) … (rain) heavily. Fred (4) … (get) ready to go to bed when he suddenly (5) … (hear) a strange noise outside his room in the corridor. Neighbours? But they never (6)… (make) any noise before. When he (7) … (look) at the door, he (8) … (notice) that someone (9) … (turn) the handle. Fred (10) … (rush) over to the door and very quickly (11) … (turn) the key in the lock. Then he (12) … (ask) in a trembling voice, “Who is it?”

Exercise 4.4 Correct these sentences.

1. Do you know exactly where you was born?

2. I was turn round and saw Jim.

3. The cows in Holland are famous for good milk and meat. People even builded a monument to a cow.

4. How often did Alice cleaned her room when she was living with her parents?

5. Why didn’t they be happy when they were married?

6. I entered the bank and saw that two people talked to the teller.

7. They understood that they didn’t can control their child any more.

8. The city looked very dirty when we visitted it.

9. I picked up the toy and was giving it back to the child.

10. It was 5 o’clock in the evening and Meg waited for her husband.

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