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3 She talks a lot about the time she worked in a circus. Used to
She’s so amused / amusing.
positive negative question
4 You look exhausted / exhausting. Why don’t you lie down
subject + used to + subject + didn’t use Did + subject + use
for a bit?
verb + object to + verb + object to + verb + object?
5 Feeling tired / tiring and depressed / depressing, she She used to be a He didn’t use to Did they use to
phoned her best friend for a chat. fighter pilot. impress people at offend people by
interviews.
6 I really can’t eat this! It smells disgusting / disgustedl their actions?
What is it?
Past simple
Q Complete the sentences with the correct form of the We use the past simple to talk about:
adjectives. • actions or events in the past:
1 The plot of the story was really interesting and the He outlined his proposal to the audience.
characters were very (appeal). • actions or events which happened one after another:
The author participated in the workshop, then she gave
2 I could listen to her all night.She’s one of the most a presentation on her latest novel and finally she signed
(fascinate) people I know. copies of it.
3 Although some people are not directly • things which happened over a long period in the past:
(involve) in education,they can still be very influential. All the time he was atschool, he rebelled against the rules.

4 Put your notebook down and listen.I’ve got some
Past continuous
(astonish) news for you!
We use the past continuous to talk about:
5 His parents were very (dissappoint) by his
test results. • an activity which started before and continued until an
event in the past:
6 She’s got the (irritate) habit of speaking The mayor was opening the ceremony when the lightning
with her mouth full. struck and the lights went out.
He scratched his car when he was driving into a multi -storey
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8 The new Professor of Politics is very Used to
(prejudice).Very few students attend his lectures. We use used to to talk about:
• situations in the past which are no longer true:
I used to go running every evening in the summer.
• repeated activities or habits in the past which no longer
happen:
PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND USED She used to go to school by bus every day; but now she walks.
m PRACTICE

© Choose the correct option in italics.
Past simple
1 Ialways used to worry / was worrying about making
positive negative question
grammatical mistakes in English, but now I just ask my
subject + verb + -ed subject + didn ' t + Did + subject + teacherto help me identify the problem.
+ object verb + object verb + object?
2 Duringher five years at university,she seldom socialised /
They adopted a He didn’t succeed Did she identify was socialising with other students.
baby girl. in the exam. all the errors?
3 She used to scuba dive / was scuba diving,when a shark
Past continuous suddenly appeared.
4 She impatiently unwrapped the parcel,quickly examined
positive negative question
the contents and then used to discard / discarded it.
subject + be + verb subject + not be + Be + subject + verb
5 She regularly used to participate in races until her health
+ -ing + object verb + -ing + object + -ing + object?
was deteriorating / deteriorated.
He was criticising He wasn’t Were they
his employees in emphasising enquiringabout 6 She was gazing out of the window,when the postman
his speech. the main points the vacancies at rang / used to ring the bell.
sufficiently. the hotel?

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