Page 38 - English Grammar in Use Suppl. Ex. - Fifth Edition

Units
Units Past simple, past continuous and used to
5–6,
18 (I did, I was doing and I used to do)

47 Write sentences with used to or didn’t use to and the verbs provided.
1 I had a yacht, but I sold it when my business failed. (own)
I used to own a yacht.
2 I often eat olives now, although I wasn’t keen on them when I was younger. (like)

3 I seem to have lost interest in meeting new people. (enjoy)

4 My sister has started visiting art galleries since moving to Paris. (be interested)

5 Now that I’m married, I have less time for football. (play)

6 My brother had his hair cut short when he left college. (have)

7 I didn’t really see my uncle until he bought a house near ours. (live)

8 My husband had a job in Beijing before we lived here. (work)

9 I retired from the university five years ago. (teach)

10 We’ve bought bikes since we moved to the countryside. (cycle)

48 Choose the correct alternative.
It is sometimes said that there is nothing new in the world
of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known model during the
seventies. When her granddaughter Zoe was a schoolchild,
she (1) was enjoying / used to enjoy looking at granny’s old
photo albums. She (2) was finding / found it hard to believe that
granny (3) was wearing / used to wear such strange clothes.
(4) Did people really use to think / Were people really thinking
flared trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes!
Annabelle (5) was admitting / admitted that people
(6) were often falling / often used to fall over because their
heels were so high.
When Zoe went to university, however, Annabelle noticed to her
amusement that seventies styles (7) were / used to be in fashion
again. ‘I (8) planned / was planning to throw all my old clothes
away,’ she said, ‘but Zoe went to a party last week, and guess
what she (9) used to wear / was wearing – that’s right, some of
my old clothes!’

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