Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

TAG QUESTIONS
I stayed at home and watched TV, didn’t I? —Yes, you did. / No, you didn’t.
!!! You had to buy this TV on credit, didn’t you? —Yes, I did. / No, / I didn’t.
He won the Cup Final, didn’t he? — Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
She drew a map on the blackboard, didn’t she? — Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.
It rained cats and dogs yesterday, didn’t it? — Yes, it did. / No, it didn’t.
We camped just under the summit, didn’t we? — Yes, you did. / No, you didn’t.
You began to work on the project only yesterday, didn’t you? —Yes, we did. / No, 
we didn’t.
They looked splendid in their national costumes, didn’t they? —Yes, they did. / 
No, they didn’t.
I didn’t get bored at the opera, did I? — No, you didn’t. / Yes, you did.
You didn’t have a firm in Glasgow, did you? — No, I didn’t. / Yes, I did.
He didn’t have to read the article, did he? — No, he didn’t. / Yes, he did.
She didn’t catch what you said, did she? — No, she didn’t. / Yes, she did.
It didn’t do much damage to the car, did it? — No, it didn’t. / Yes, it did.
We didn’t give a dance party for our daughter’s birthday, did we? — No, you didn’t. 
/Yes, you did.
You didn’t lie to the court, did you? — No, we didn’t. / Yes, we did.
They didn’t attend the lecture, did they? — No, they didn’t. / Yes, they did.
I was at the station in time, wasn’t I? —Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t. 
You were happy to see me, weren’t you? —Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. 
He was there for three weeks, wasn’t he? — Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. 

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She was on holiday, wasn’t she? —Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. 
It was terrific, wasn’t it? —Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. 
We were away for a week, weren’t we? — Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t. 
You were born in Moscow, weren’t you? —Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t. 
They were dressed in black, weren’t they? —Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
I wasn’t late for the class, was I? — No, you weren’t. / Yes, you were.
You weren’t at home last night, were you? — No, I wasn’t. / Yes, I was.
He wasn’t a bright student, was he? — No, he wasn’t. / Yes, he was.
She wasn’t a good housewife, was she? — No, she wasn’t. / Yes, she was.
It wasn’t an inspiring job, was it? — No, it wasn’t. / Yes, it was.
We weren’t too bored at the party, were we? — No, you weren’t. / Yes, you were.
You weren’t in the office last Friday, were you? — No
, 
we weren’t. /Yes, we were.
They weren’t interested in the project, were they?—No, they weren’t. / Yes, they 
were.
Exercise 23. Give the correct tag to these sentences. 
1. Pete missed the bus yesterday morning, _______________?
2. You didn’t have a cup of coffee this morning, _______________?
3. Your brother did a chemistry degree, _______________?
4. The Titanic was a large passenger liner, _______________?
5. Bob finished his homework around midnight, _______________?
6. She was born in Guildford, _______________?
7. Laura didn’t eat any sweets at the party, _______________?
8. Emily’s husband didn’t have to drive her to work yesterday _______________?
9. Olga studied English in high school, _______________?
10. Your daughter started college last October, _______________?
11. They didn’t have to go out of town last Saturday, _______________?
12. Monica wore a pink blouse which went very well with her black skirt, 
_______________?
13. You had to live at home with your parents two years ago, _______________?
14. He didn’t look smart in his new suit, _______________?
15. They were in Verona two years ago, _______________?
16. They arrived in the city a fortnight ago, _______________?
17. Mr Brown didn’t run a travel business in the Far East _______________?
18. His delay was due to heavy traffic, _______________?
19. A few years ago there were very few exchange programmes _____________?
20. Alice passed all her final exams with top grades, _______________?
21. We were very pleased to receive a letter from them, _______________?

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22. Early motorcars were not very comfortable, _______________?
23. The sun shone brightly all day yesterday, _______________? 
24. They had awful weather while they were on holiday, _______________?
25. They didn’t go to the museum, _______________?
26. He didn’t have to attend all lectures, _______________?
USED TO/WOULD
Used to + Infinitive
Would + Infinitive
• refers to a past habit or state in 
contrast to what happens now
They used to travel abroad every 
summer, but now they can’t afford it.
I used to dislike Jane Benson, but 
now I think she’s quite a nice girl.
There used to be five cinemas in the 
town. Now there are only two.
• Negative form:
Jane didn’t use to have long hair 
when she was younger.
• Question form:
— Did you use to travel a lot? –Yes, 
I did.
• refers to a repeated action or a 
typical behaviour in past time in a 
context already established by a verb 
in Past Simple or used to
When I was a boy we always spent/
used to spend our holidays on a 
farm. We would get up at 6 and we’d 
help milk the cows. Then we’d return 
to the kitchen for breakfast
• Negative form and questions with 
would 
are not very common.
Exercise 24. Rewrite the following sentences as positive, negative, or a 
general question according to the instructions.
Example: a. My family used to live on the outskirts of the city. (Negative) 
My family didn’t use to live on the outskirts of the city.
b. People didn’t use to think that the earth was flat. (Positive) People used 
to think that the earth was flat.
c. She used to go on holiday every June. (Question) 
Did she use to go to a really very good school?
1. We used to go to the same place for our holidays every year. (Negative)
2. He didn’t use to have much money. (Positive)
3. Kevin used to gamble a lot before he went to prison. (Question)
4. They used to do everything together. (Negative)

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5. When I was a boy, we didn’t use to go camping at weekends. (Positive)
6. I used to go out very often when I was in high school. (Question)
7. I used to get up early when I was on holiday. (Negative)
8. My mum didn’t use to wear mini-skirts when she was young. (Positive)
9. Kate used to be very slim when he was young. (Question)
10. James used to like swimming when he was a school. (Negative) 
11. He didn’t use to live in London. (Positive)
12. Simon used to spend hours just walking in the park. (Question)
Exercise 25. Make sentences with used to and didn’t use to about how 
people lived hun dreds of years ago.
1. travel/horse;
2. cook/wood fires;
3. live so long;
4. fight/spears;
5. hunt/bows and arrows;
6. believe/ghosts and devils;
7. have/bigger families;
8. children/work;
9. live/caves.
Exercise 26. Ask special questions about the information in italics.
Example: I used to go to work every other week. — How often did you 
use to go to work?
1. We used to live in the village in the South of Scotland.
2. Clare used to visit her grandmother every Sunday afternoon.
3. Years ago I used to have a motorbike.
4. Mary used to work in a small hospital in Brighton.
5. Everybody used to dislike Sharon because she was too arrogant.
6. My father used to work for a large firm before he retired.
7. She used to smoke a lot before she fell seriously ill.
8. Sam used to be interested in football.
9. France used to be a monarchy.
10. He didn’t use to be keen on sports some years ago.
11. When Tom was young, he used to go running every morning.
12. When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark.

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Exercise 27. Give the correct tag to these sentences. Give short answers.
Example: We used to discuss politics till late at night, didn’t we? — Yes, we did.
They didn’t use to eat out in their youth, did they?—No, they didn’t.
1. Sally used to go dancing a lot before she married, ____________?
2. That shop used to be a grocer’s a few years ago, ____________?
3. When Andrew was a small boy, he didn’t use to cry much, ____________?
4. I used to like History when I was at school, ____________?
5. When he was little, he used to be too naughty, ____________?
6. Your father didn’t use to wear a beard, ____________?
7. Sarah didn’t use to like Madonna, 
____________?
8. You used to catch the same train every morning, ____________?
9. He didn’t use to spend his days off in the country, ____________?
10. We didn’t use to skip classes when we were schoolchildren, ____________?