Lesson 4

 

USED TO: PAST ROUTINE; DISCONTINUED PAST HABIT

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          I used to take the bus to go to school. Now I ride my bicycle instead.

          My brother used to play football for the Royal Thai Naval Academy. But he stopped after he had an injury.

WOULD: PAST ROUTINE


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          When I was still living near the beach, I would go there to relax and swim in the ocean. If the weather was good, I would take a boat trip to visit some islands in the area.

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- ER COMPARATIVE OF ADVERBS: SINGLE SYLLABLE ADVERBS

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          Calvin drives fasterthan his parents.

          Natalie left the house earlierthan the rest of her family.

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: REVIEW

 

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PRESENT

PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

bring

brought

brought

cut

cut

cut

fall

fell

fallen

forget

forgot

forgotten

grow

grew

grown

hide

hid

hidden

leave

left

left

make

made

made

put

put

put

ring

rang

rung

run

ran

run

sell

sold

sold

show

showed

shown

shoot

shot

shot

stick

stuck

stuck

tell

told

told

catch

caught

caught

 

Grammar Exercises Lesson 4

Complete the dialogs. Use used to in your answers. Look at the example.

Example:        A: Your sister looks much different now. What did she do?

                   B: She used to have longer hair (have longer hair), but she cut it short.

1.       A: Did you know that Stella can speak Portuguese?

B: Yes. She _______________________________ (live in Brazil)

2.       A: How did you learn to shoot the M16 assault rifle?

B: I _______________________________ (be in the Navy)

3.       A: Does Meria know a lot about animals?

B: Yes, she does. She _______________________ (work in the zoo)

1.       A: Why does Brad have all those music instruments?

B: He ______________________________ (play in a band)

2.       A: Do you know how to fly a plane?

B: Yes, I ____________________________ work for an airline.

Change the following sentences to past simple. Use would to state past habits or habitual actions.

Example: When I go to the beach, I always bring my surf board with me.

              When I went to the beach, I would always bring my surf board with me.

1.       I play basketball every evening after school.

______________________________________________________

2.       When my family and I have free time, we often go camping in the woods.

______________________________________________________

3.       John is a good student. He always gets good grades.

______________________________________________________

 

4.       When I don�t have to study, I help my dad with his garden.

______________________________________________________

5.       My siblings enjoy a good movie after a long, tiring day at work.

______________________________________________________

Answer the questions in complete sentences. Use the �er adverb in your answer. Look at the example.

Example:        I need to buy some orange juice. Dollar General is 2.5 kilometers away and Foodtown is 3 bus stops away. Which store do I live nearer to?

                   You live nearer to Dollar General.

1.       Captain Caplan left the base at 1530. Lt Rico left at 1700. Who stayed later?

______________________________________________

2.       Henry planned his dinner party for 1930. His friends came at 1900. Did they come on time?

______________________________________________

 

3.       Jeff works for the hospital. His hours are from 0830 to 1630. Walt is a businessman. He works from 0930 to 1530. Who works longer?

______________________________________________

4.       Lt Pitts usually gets up at 0600, and Lt Royce gets up at 0615. Who gets up earlier?

______________________________________________

5.       Travis spent 3 days working on his project. It took Spencer 4 days to finish his. Who worked faster?

_____________________________________________

 

Complete the following sentences with the correct past participle of the verbs given.

 

1.       I have _________ (bring) us some lunch from home.

2.       My neighbors have finally _________ (sell) their house.

3.       Have the committee __________ (make) a decision about the project?

4.       My friends and I have ___________ (stick) together for a long time.

5.       Rick�s dad has recently __________ (catch) a lot of salmon.

6.       Has Mindy _________ (forget) about her new assignments?

7.       Please come to see Mr. Denver again tomorrow. He has _______ (leave) the office for the day.

8.       Your sisters have really ________ (grow) since the last time I saw them.

9.       Martina hasn�t __________ (tell) me about her recent promotion yet.

10.The phone has __________ (ring) for at least 18 times for the past hour.

Answer Keys Lesson 4

Complete the dialogs. Use used to in your answers. Look at the example.

Example:        A: Your sister looks much different now. What did she do?

                   B: She used to have longer hair (have longer hair), but she cut it short.

1.       A: Did you know that Stella can speak Portuguese?

B: Yes. She used to live in Brazil. (live in Brazil)

2.       A: How did you learn to shoot the M16 assault rifle?

B: I used to be in the Navy. (be in the Navy)

3.       A: Does Meria know a lot about animals?

B: Yes, she does. She used to work in the zoo. (work in the zoo)

4.       A: Why does Brad have all those music instruments?

B: He used to play in a band. (play in a band)

5.       A: Do you know how to fly a plane?

B: Yes, I used to work for an airline. (work for an airline)

Change the following sentences to past simple. Use would to state past habits or habitual actions.

Example: When I go to the beach, I always bring my surf board with me.

              When I went to the beach, I would always bring my surf board with me.

1.       I play basketball every evening after school.

I would play basketball every evening after school.

2.       When my family and I have free time, we often go camping in the woods.

When my family and I had free time, we�d often go camping in the woods.

3.       John is a good student. He always gets good grades.

John was a good student. He�d always get good grades.

4.       When I don�t have to study, I help my dad with his garden.

When I didn�t have to study, I�d help my dad with his garden.

5.       My siblings enjoy a good movie after a long, tiring day at work.

My siblings would enjoy a good movie after a long, tiring day at work.

Answer the questions in complete sentences. Use the �er adverb in your answer. Look at the example.

Example:        I need to buy some orange juice. Dollar General is 2.5 kilometers away and Foodtown is 3 bus stops away. Which store do I live nearer to?

                   You live nearer to Dollar General.

1.       Captain Caplan left the base at 1530. Lt Rico left at 1700. Who stayed later?

Lt Rico stayed later.

2.       Henry planned his dinner party for 1930. His friends come at 1900. Did they come on time?

No, they came sooner than expected.

3.       Jeff works for the hospital. His hours are from 0830 to 1630. Walt is a businessman. He works from 0930 to 1530. Who works longer?

Jeff works longer.

4.       Lt Pitts usually gets up at 0600, and Lt Royce gets up at 0615. Who gets up earlier?

Lt Royce gets up earlier.

5.       Travis spent 3 days working on his project. It took Spencer 4 days to finish his. Who worked faster?

Travis worked faster.

Complete the following sentences with the correct past participle of the verbs given.

1.       I have __brought__ (bring) us some lunch from home.

2.       My neighbors have finally __sold__ (sell) their house.

3.       Have the committee __made__ (make) a decision about the project?

4.       My friends and I have __stuck__ (stick) together for a long time.

5.       Rick�s dad has recently __caught__ (catch) a lot of salmon.

6.       Has Mindy __forgotten__ (forget) about her new assignments?

7.       Please come to see Mr. Denver again tomorrow. He has __left__ (leave) the office for the day.

8.       Your sisters have really __grown__ (grow) since the last time I saw them.

9.       Martina hasn�t __told__ (tell) me about her recent promotion yet.

10.    The phone has __rung__ (ring) for at least 18 times for the past hour.