Упражнения для отработки конструкции Used to
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (7 класс) на тему

Упражнение 1. Используйте правильную форму глагола.

When I was a child...

1. I used to go/used to gone on a hike with my mum and dad every weekend.
2. I used not to visit/didn’t use to visit any faraway places.
3. I didn’t used to read/didn’t use to read fantasy.
4. We use to spent/used to spend summer in the country.
5. Children used to wear/used to wore ugly uniforms at school.
6. I used disliked /used to dislike sightseeing.
7. Children use to were/used to be friendlier.

Упражнение 2. Перепишите предложения, использовав used to в нужной форме.

Example: She was a Science teacher. She isn’t now. — She used to be a Science teacher.

1.We didn’t have a dishwasher when I was little. 2. Jim played in the team last year. He doesn’t play anymore. 3. I knew few famous people. Now many of them are my friends. 4. My granny enjoyed knitting. Now she prefers outdoor activities. 5. My skin looked pale in spring. Now I’m sun-tanned. 6. My sister doesn’t live with us anymore. She got married and moved to Paris.

Упражнение 3. Дополните интервью следующими фразами:

use to work, used to laugh, use to like, used to hate, used to be, used to work

Interviewer: Where did you grow up?

Bianka: West London. And it wasn’t such a nice place at that time. There (1) _________lots of factories around that made the place look ugly. It’s changed a lot since then.

Interviewer: Did you go to school there?

Bianka: No, I didn’t. My school was ten kilometres away. I had to ride a bike.

Interviewer: What lessons did you (2) ________________?

Bianka: Believe it or not, I (3) _____________ Music. I always sang too loudly and everybody (4) _______at me. My favourite lessons were Maths and PE.

Interviewer: Did you (5) ________ after school or on holidays?

Bianka: I did. I (6) __________ at one of the music studius in the area. Just making tea and coffee, you know. Then one day one of the studio bosses heard me singing in the kitchen and they decided to give it a try!

Упражнение 4. Составьте вопросы из слов.

1.            you like What use did look to?

2.            did What like you to use?

3.            do you use didn’t to What?

4.            you did to use What about dream?

5.            games to did you What play use?

Упражнение 5. Прочтите истории людей о своем детстве, переведите предложения с used to.

• I used to think that the orange and green tic-tacs gave you special powers. The orange ones would make you stronger and the green ones would make you faster. So I used to eat some green ones and run around  my room as fast as I could, then eat the orange ones and try to pick up the sofa. I wish it were true! Chuck

• I used to believe that butterflies could eat your nose. Kate G.

• I used to believe that if I dug a hole big enough in beach sand, I woidd reach China and meet a China boy. Mckenzie

• I used to believe that my stuffed animals would get lonely and sad when I was gone. I had to leave them at least in pairs so they had a friend to talk to. Jualie