Page 34 - Writing1-try

Start to Write 1

B2. Use two of the verbs in past tense sentences and two in present perfect sentences.

C. Used to (used to + SV)

We often use used to to show habitual action in the past. Use the simple verb after used to.

When I was a child. I used to play with my friends every day.
Pat used to study hard when she was in high school.

C1. Change each sentence to a sentence with used to .

1. She went to the beach every summer when she was small.

2. He drove to his parents’ house every weekend when he was in college.
3. Jean spent the summer at her grandparents’.
4. Frank played on the basketball team.

5. When we lived in New York we went to the theater a lot.

C2. Write three sentences with used to to show habitual past action.

D. Prepositions: by + V -ing

By + V-ing tells how to do something. It answers the question. “How?”

David learned to play the guitar by practicing every day.
(How did David learn to play the guitar?)
Pierre found out the answer by asking a classmate.
(How did Pierre find out the answer?)

A preposition must have a noun after it. The noun form of a verb is the V-ing form. When we
use V-ing as a noun, we call it a gerund. (To is different. To usually has the simple verb after it.)

D1. Answer these questions using by + V-ing. Write complete sentences.

1. How did Ali improve his compositions.

2. How can you find the post office?
3. How can you welcome a new student?

4. How can you improve your listening comprehension?

5. How did Tom earn $1,000?

33