Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 28. Complete the sentences with the verbs provided below. Use 
used to.
disagree
be
enjoy
attend
smoke
work
have
collect
go out
take
dislike
go
live
relax
teach
1. Emily usually stays at home at weekends, but she _____________ every 
Saturday.
2. Mr. Warner’s new office is within fifteen minutes’ drive from his house. It 
_____________ him about an hour to get to work.
3. George gave up smoking two years ago. He _____________ like a chimney.
4. They moved to a new flat in the centre last week. They _______________ in 
the suburbs.
5. I _______________my roommate, but now I realize he’s a very nice and 
friendly person.
6. Hank _______________ in pubs. Now he likes lying on his old sofa surfing 
the Internet.
7. When Arnold was a first year student, he _______________ all the lectures.
8. Lora ______________ in a secondary school. Now she gives lectures at Yale 
University.
9. They never liked each other. They ______________ about everything.
10. When Mike was a teenager, he ______________ toy cars.
11. I’m a taxi driver now. Before that, I_______________ in a restaurant.

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12. Robin _____________ a member of the School Film Club.
13. We _____________ for long walks in the country when my father was alive.
14. I never _______________ Sundays, but I do now.
Exercise 29. Write these sentences. Put one verb into the correct form of used 
to and the other into Past Simple.
Example: I (smoke), but I (give it up) last year. — I used to smoke, but I gave 
it up last year.
I (not/like) him, but then I (change) my mind. — I didn’t use to like him, but 
then I changed my mind.
1. He _______________ (live) in London before he _______________ (go) 
abroad.
2. I _______________ (drive) a lorry before I _______________ (start) this 
business.
3. I _______________ (earn) a lot of money, but then I _______________ 
(lose) my job.
4. She _______________ (live) in Glasgow, but then she _______________ 
(move) to Dublin.
5. I’m surprised that they _______________ (join) the folk music club. They 
_______________ (not/like) folk music.
6. We _______________ (have) a garden, but then we _______________ 
(move) to a different house.
7. That old radio ______________ (work) before I ______________ (drop) it.
8. I _____________ (not/travel) much before I ______________ (get) this job.
9. She _______________ (play) a lot of tennis before she _______________ 
(break) her leg.
10. I _______________ (work) for a firm as an interpreter before I 
_______________ (become) a teacher.
11. I _______________ (see) him every week, but then we _______________ 
(have) an argument.
12. She _______________ (drive) a lot before she _______________ (have) 
an accident.