1. Read the conversation from GETTING STARTED and underline the
examples of used to + infinitive. Then tick(√) the correct answer.
- I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
- So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
- A mobile movie team used to come once every two months.
-The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker.
We use used to and didn't use to + infinitive to talk
about …
A. an activity that happened only once in the past
B. an activity that repeatedly happened in the past
C. an activity that started in the past and continues
to the present
2. Use used to or didn't use to with the verbs from the box to
complete the sentences.
be
dye
pull out
spend
kill
transport
1. In the countryside in Viet Nam, families __________
used to be
extended, i.e. three or more generations lived together
in the same house.
2. The farmers in my home village ________________
didn’t use to transport
rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.
3. In many places in the world, people __________cloth
used to dye
with natural materials.
4. Tuberculosis -TB- __________
used to kill a lot of people. It was
a fatal disease.
5. In some European countries, a barber___________
used to pull out
teeth as well as cut hair.
6. My brother______________
didn’t used to spend his free time indoors. He
went out a lot.
3. Read the conversation from GETTING STARTED and underline
the main verbs in the wish sentences. Then answer the questions.
.-
I wish there were movie teams like that now.
-
I wishes he could go back to that time.
- I wish I had a lot of money now
S+ Wish/wishes + clause ( simple past tense )
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4. Tick
if the sentence is correct. If the sentence is not
correct, underline the mistake and correct it.
Sentences
Correct if necessary
I wish I knew how to paint on ceramic
pots.
I wish my mum will talk about her
childhood.
would
I wish I can learn more about other
people's traditions.
could
I wish everybody had enough food
and a place to live in.
I wish people in the world don't have
conflicts and lived in peace
didn’ t
I wish everybody is aware of the
importance of preserving our culture.
were
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
1. we / can communicate / animals
we could communicate with animals.
→ I wish ……………………………………
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
2. no child / be suffering / hunger
no child were suffering from hunger.
→ I wish ……………………………………
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
3. be playing / the beach
I were playing on the beach.
→ I wish ……………………………………
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
4. there / be no more / family violence /
the world
there would be no more family
→ I wish ……………………………………
violence in the world.
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
5. I / go bushwalking / friends
I were going bushwalking with
→ I wish ……………………………………
my friends.
5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....
6. there / be / four seasons / my area
there were four seasons in my area.
→ I wish ……………………………………
1. Check your grammar: gap fill
Complete the explanation with a word from the box.
simple
not
past
didn’t
infinitive
1. We use used to to talk about things that happened or were true in the
_______________, but not now.
2. You can always use the past _______________ instead of used to.
3. We use used to to emphasise that the action or state is ___________
what happens now.
4. Used to is followed by the _______________ verb.
5. To make questions and negatives with used to, we use did and
_______________.
2. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. I wish my room ( be ) __________ bigger.
2. I wish it ( not / rain ) __________ so much in London.
3. I wish there ( not / be ) __________ so many people there.
4. I wish I ( not / have ) __________ to work.
5. I wish she ( can ) __________ get a good job.