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Viết một câu cho tình huống sau, dùng "used to" hay "didn't used to"
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when business failed.
I USED TO HAVE a lot of money but I lost it all when business failed.
2.I quite like classical music now although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
I quite like classical music now although I didn't use to be keen on it when I was younger.
3. I seem to have lost interest in my work.
I didn't use to lost interest in my work.
4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
My brother used to have his hair cut short when he joined the army.
5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
Dennis used to give up smoking three years ago.
6. My parents live in USA when they were young.
My parents used to live in USA when they were young.
7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friend any more.
Jim used to be my best friend, but we aren't friend any more.
8.When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
When he was younger, my uncle used to be a national swimming champion.
9. I eat ice-cream now, but I dislike eating it when I was a child.
I eat ice-cream now, but I didn't use to like it when I was a child.
1.My father gave up smoking three years ago.
→ My father ....didn't use to smoke three years ago....
2.We often went to school by bike when we were young
→ We....used to go to school by bike when we were young....
3.I no longer eat ice cream.
→ ....I used to eat ice cream....
1.My father gave up smoking three years ago.
→ My father didn't use to smoke three years ago
2.We often went to school by bike when we were young
→ We used to go to school by bike when we were young
3.I no longer eat ice cream.
→ I used to eat ice cream
P/S : Good Luck
~Best Best~
1, My father used to give up smoking there years ago.
2, We used to go to school by bike when we was young.
3, I used to eat ice cream .
4, Linda used to be my best friend.
5, I didn't used to drink coffee in the morning when i was younger .
6, My sister used to grow roses.
Cho mình sửa lại nha:
1. Mr.Brown was used to gaving up smoking three years ago
2. My parents used to live in the USA when they were young
3. Jim used to be my best friend, but we are not friend anymore
TICK GIÚP NHA
1. Mr. Brown used to smoke three years ago
2. My parents used to live in the USA when they were young
3. Jim was used to be my best friend, but we are not friend anymore
TICK GIÚP NHA
III. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. Use “Used to”.
1. They once started these machines by hand.
=> They used to start these machines by hand.
2. He doesn’t get up late anymore.
=> He used to get up late.
3. I don’t listen to the radio any more.
=> I used to listen to the radio.
4. They don’t have a dog any more.
=> They used to have a dog.
5. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer.
=> My brother used to serve in the army.
6. Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
=> Barbara used to be keen on travel.
7. When he was young, he usually did morning exercise in the park.
=> He used to do morning exercise in the park when he was young.
8. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
=> The man used to spend his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
9. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike.
=> Before he had the car, he used to go to work by bike.
10. When I was young, I usually get up early.
=> I used to get up early when I was young.
III. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. Use “Used to”.
1. They once started these machines by hand.
=> They used to start these machines by hand.
2. He doesn’t get up late anymore.
=> He used to get up late.
3. I don’t listen to the radio any more.
=> I used to listen to the radio.
4. They don’t have a dog any more.
=> They used to have a dog.
5. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer.
=> My brother used to serve in the army.
6. Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
=> Barbara used to be keen on travel.
7. When he was young, he usually did morning exercise in the park.
=> He used to do morning exercise in the park when he was young.
8. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
=> The man used to spend his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
9. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike.
=> Before he had the car, he used to go to work by bike.
10. When I was young, I usually get up early.
=> I used to get up early when I was young
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use to go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
2.Linda doesn't live with her parents any more.
Linda used to live with her parents
3.I don't have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
I used to collect stamps when I was in primary school
4.He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used to be a poor man before he becomes a rich businessman
5.They didn't often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
They didn't use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year
6.My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair used to be shorter
7.I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't.
I used to stay up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang? Did you use to go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
2.Linda doesn't live with her parents any more. Linda used to live with her parents
3.I don't have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school. I didn't use to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
4.He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman. He used to be a poor man before he becomes a rich businessman.
. 5.They didn't often go to the cinema every Sunday last year. They didn't use go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
6.My hair now is much longer than that in the past. In the past my hair used to be shorter than that now
7.I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't. I used to stay up to watch football matches last year
1. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.
-> This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food.
2. Max plays the violin. He started three years sgo.
-> Max started playing the violin three years ago.
3. I have a bike. I bought it two months ago.
-> I bought a bike two months ago.
4. John lives in Manchester. He moved there in 2007.
-> John has lived in Manchester since 2007.
5. My father stopped smoking when I was ten.
-> My father gave up smoking when I was ten.
6. I saw An yesterday but I haven't seen her today.
-> I haven't seen An since yesterday.
7. Tom and Mary have been married for five years.
-> It is five years since Tom and Mary got married
8. I haven't seen my father for one month.
-> It's one month since I last saw my father.
9. Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months.
-> It is over 3 months since Tom last had his hair cut.
10. My father hasn't been to Hanoi for 2 years.
-> It is 2 years since my father was last to Hanoi.
? Rewrite the following sentences ?
1 . I haven't eaten this kind of food before
=> This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food
2 . Max plays the violin . He started three years ago
=> Mas started play the violin three years ago
3 . I have a bike , I bought it two months ago
=> I bought a bike two months ago
4 . John lives in Manchester . He moved there in 2007
=> John has lived in Manchester since 2007
5 . My father stopped smoking when I was ten
=> My father gave up smoking when I was ten
6 . I saw An yesterday but I haven't seen her today
=> I haven't seen An since yesterday
7 . Tom and Mary have been married for five years
=> It's five years since Tom and Mary have been married
8 . I haven't seen my father for one month
=> It's one month since I haven't seen my father
9 . Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months
=> It's three months since Tom has not had his hair cut
10 . My father hasn't been to Ha Noi for 2 years
=> It's two years since my father hasn't been to Ha Noi
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ____are______ only 14 mountains that (reach) ____reach______above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) ____comes______ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ____came______, she (leave) ___had left_______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather___have__ never (fly) ______flown____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We __have___just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) ___would take_______ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ___will be_______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) ___attending_______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) _____was attending_____class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ____arrive______at the airport, Mary (wait) ___will be waiting_______ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ___has lived_______on this earth for 55 years
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) _____got_____to Mary's party, everyone (arrive) ____had already arrived______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) _____see_____ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) ____was______ a child.
14. That book (be) _____has been_____ on the table for weeks. ______Haven't____ you (not read) ____read______ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ____is washing______ his hands. He______has____ just (repair) ___repaired_______ the TV set.
16. ______Have____ you (be) ____been______here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent_____ my holidays here last year.
17. We ______have____ never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ________looks__ like.
18. The car (be) ___will have been______ ready for him by the time he (come) ___comes_______tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) ____found______that she_____has_____ just (leave) _____left_____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it______will____ probably (rain) ____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) ___is raining_______ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) ____were watching______TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) _____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ____has lived______for some years.
24. I (sit) _____sat_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) ____went______back home because he (forget) ___had forgotten_______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) _____came_____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ____were talking ______on the phone the children (start) _____started_____fighting and (break) ___broke_______a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) ______had done____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) _____has been standing_____looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ____has spent______ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __got________this new job.
31. When we (be) ____were______ at school we all (study) _____studied_____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ______had been working____as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) _____had finished_____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____will be_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.
14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.
16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.
17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.
18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.
24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.
31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
1 i used to have lost interest in my work
2 my brother used to cut short hair when he joined the army
3 dennis used to smoke for three years
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