Tham khảo tài liệu 'new grammar practice pre_4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Verbs VERB FORMATIONS 56 used to used to indicates something that happened regularly in the past but doesn t happen now. I used to smoke. I don t smoke now She used to work for the BBC. she doesn t work for the BBC now He didn t use to like me. he likes me now FORM used to infinitive She I used to used to live here smoke. Notes The negative is didn t use to infinitive She didn t use to smoke. The question form is did subject use to infinitive Didyou use to hue here The question and negative forms are not used very often. Practice 56a Write these sentences putting one verb into the correct form of used to and the other into the past simple. 1 I smoke but 1 give it up last year. used to smoke but I gave it up last year. 2 I not like him but then I change my mind. didn t- use to like him but then changed my mind. 3 He live in London before he go abroad. 4 I earn a lot of money but then I lose my job. 5 I m surprised that they join the tennis club. They not like tennis. 75 Vote 6 you travel a lot before you get this job 7 I work in a factory before I become a teacher. 8 She drive a lot before she have the accident. 9 That old radio work before I drop it. 10 We see them every week but then we have an argument. 11 I work in a restaurant before I go to college. 12 She playj a lot of tennis before she break her ieg. 13 We have a garden but then we move to a different house. 14 She live in Wales but then she move back to Scotland. 15 1 drive a lorry before I start this business. There is another construction I m used to gerund to be used to doing something to be in the habit of to be accustomed to I m used to working at night. working at night is a normal activity for me Note the difference in meaning I m used to working at night. it is normal for me to do this I used to work at night. I often worked at night some time ago 76 Verbs Practice 56b Circle the correct form of used to or be used to. 1 ij m used t o fused Ipf live in London but I moved. 2 ifhfy tt usedfp They used
