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Past tense contrast; used to / would 1

Write sentences using the prompts. Use the past simple or past continuous.

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We were staying in a campsite when Joe had an accident

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While Sarah was washing her car Jane rang her

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Steve fell off a ladder while he was painting the ceiling

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When I saw Cindy, she wasn’t feeling well.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the bold verbs. 1

It wasn’t snowing when we arrived at the football field.

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While my friends were enjoying themselves on the beach, I was studying for an exam.

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Was it raining when you went out last night?

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I was very tired and I fell asleep while I was travelling home on the bus.

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I bought these boots when I was shopping on Saturday.

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Join the two sentences to make one sentence. Change one of the verbs into the past perfect. 1

Paul left home. Then John arrived.

When John arrived, Paul had left home.

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Sally did her homework. Then she went out with her friends. After Sally had done her homework, she went out with her friends.

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I didn’t eat anything all day. I was really hungry.

I was really hungry because I hadn’t eaten anything all

day.

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They played tennis. Then they had a shower.

After they had played tennis, they had a shower.

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It started to rain. Then they woke up.

Before they woke up, it had started to rain.

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I didn’t work very hard. I failed the exam.

I failed the exam because I hadn’t worked very hard.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfect form of the bold verbs. 1

They had been asleep for over an hour when I arrived home.

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She had already left by the time I got back from the concert.

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By the time we arrived at the park, it had started raining.

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I didn’t know Maria had sent you an email last week. Complete the text with the correct form of the bold verbs. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

At half term, I went (go) camping by the sea with Tania. We (1) hadn’t been camping before, so it was quite an adventure. We (2) didn’t have our own tent, so we (3) had borrowed one. We (4)  arrived at the camp site quite late. Neither of us (5) had put up a tent before and it was more difficult than we (6) expected. In the middle of the night, I (7) woke up because water (8) was coming into the tent. Outside, it (9) was raining. Tania (10) was sleeping, so I went out and tried to fix the tent on my own. While I (11) was doing this, I fell on top of the tent and it (12)  collapsed. We (13)  spent the rest of the night in the camp site showers! 6

Complete the conversations with the past simple or used to. 1 2 3 4

Q

Where did you use to live when you were young?

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My family and I used to live in the country

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Did Peter use to play tennis when he was at school?

A

He didn’t use to do any sport.

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Where did they go last weekend?

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They went to the beach

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Was Paul slimmer a couple of years ago?

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Yes, he weighed a lot less.

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Write sentences. Use the correct form of used to or would. 1

Toby didn’t use to like tennis, but he does now.

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My parents would listen to the radio a lot.

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Elena used to play the guitar in a band.

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I would spend every summer at the seaside when I was a kid.

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Where did she use to live before she moved to Cardiff?

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Did you use to walk to school?

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Rebecca used to be very happy here.

Complete the dialogue with the words in the list. Molly I used to live in this village when I was a child. Sam

Is your house still here?

Molly Yes. It (1) used to be number seventeen in this street, but it’s a shop now. Sam

Did you (2) use to go to the local school?

Molly Yes. There (3) used to be a school here, but it closed in 2002. Now, children have to get the bus into town every day. Sam

(4) Did you use to cycle to school?

Molly No, I didn’t need to because it wasn’t far from my house. I (5) would walk there every morning with my brother. My mum (6) would help us to cross the road and (7) we would walk down the street and across a field. In those days, there (8) didn’t use to be many cars, so it was quite safe. Sam

Did a lot of people (9) use to live in the village in those days?

Molly Yes. Over 500, but now there are only 250 inhabitants. 9 Complete the story with the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or used to. When he (1) was at university, my older brother Mike (2) used to raise money for charities. In fact, one summer he (3) got a job with International Aid. This charity no longer exists but it (4) was an important aid agency. After he (5) had spent a month learning what to do, he (6) was working in Africa for two months and (7) had some great adventures. During his second month, while he (8) was travelling across the country, some rebel soldiers stopped his car. It (10) was a very frightening experience. He (11) had never been in such a situation before. Anyway, the soldiers only (12) wanted food. After they (13) had searched the car, they (14) let my brother go.