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    Past and Present Habits

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    The document provides examples of using "used to", "would", and other verb forms to talk about past and present habits. It includes gap-fill exercises and multiple choice questions testing understanding of these verb forms in different contexts. For example, one exercise asks students to choose the correct verb form - "usually", "used to", or "play usually" - to complete sentences about past and present tennis playing habits. Another distinguishes between using "used to", "would", and "was used to" in sentences describing familiar past activities. The document aims to help students properly employ these verb forms for talking about habitual actions and states in the past versus present.

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    The document provides examples of using "used to", "would", and other verb forms to talk about past and present habits. It includes gap-fill exercises and multiple choice questions testing understanding of these verb forms in different contexts. For example, one exercise asks students to choose the correct verb form - "usually", "used to", or "play usually" - to complete sentences about past and present tennis playing habits. Another distinguishes between using "used to", "would", and "was used to" in sentences describing familiar past activities. The document aims to help students properly employ these verb forms for talking about habitual actions and states in the past versus present.

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    The document provides examples of using "used to", "would", and other verb forms to talk about past and present habits. It includes gap-fill exercises and multiple choice questions testing understanding of these verb forms in different contexts. For example, one exercise asks students to choose the correct verb form - "usually", "used to", or "play usually" - to complete sentences about past and present tennis playing habits. Another distinguishes between using "used to", "would", and "was used to" in sentences describing familiar past activities. The document aims to help students properly employ these verb forms for talking about habitual actions and states in the past versus present.

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    Past and Present Habits

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    The document provides examples of using "used to", "would", and other verb forms to talk about past and present habits. It includes gap-fill exercises and multiple choice questions testing understanding of these verb forms in different contexts. For example, one exercise asks students to choose the correct verb form - "usually", "used to", or "play usually" - to complete sentences about past and present tennis playing habits. Another distinguishes between using "used to", "would", and "was used to" in sentences describing familiar past activities. The document aims to help students properly employ these verb forms for talking about habitual actions and states in the past versus present.

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    Past and Present habits

    Gap-fill exercise. Complete the sentences using will, would, used to or didn't use to.
    1. If there are free tickets on offer, Susan __________ be the first in the queue.
    2. I __________ love visiting my grandparents. They always gave me sweets.
    3. My cousins __________ always visit us at Christmas.
    4. When I went to primary school I __________ often stray into the corner sweet shop on my way home.
    5. I __________ like football at school because I wasn't very good at it.
    6. My big brother loves school and he __________ always ask for more homework on Fridays.

    Present and Past habits and states: usually and used to

    Choose the correct answer.

    1. I love playing tennis, and I _________once a week these days.

    a) usually play b) play usually c) used to play

    2. When I was younger I didn't _________very often.

    a) usually played b) use to play c) used to play

    3. I_________all my free time playing football!

    a) spend usually b) use to spend c) used to spend

    4. Now I_________my sister every Saturday and we play singles.

    a) used to meet b) meet usually c) usually meet

    5. I_________watch tennis on television either, but now I love Wimbledon!

    a) used to b) didn’t use to c) usually

    6. I_________all the matches but I never miss the finals!

    a) don’t usually watch b) usually don’t watch c) used to watch

    USED TO, BE USED TO, WOULD

    Complete the following sentences with the correct word(s). REMEMBER: In many cases, "used to" and
    "would" are often used interchangeably.

    1. When we were young, we _________________ often walk on the beach at midnight.


       a. would b. used c. was used
     2. He _________________ to know her name, but he has forgotten it.
       a. used b. would c. was used
    3. They _________________ her complaining.
    a. used to b. would c. were used to
    4. I _________________ weigh a lot more than I do now.
       a. was used to b. used to c. would
    5. We _________________ often go to Spain on vacation.
       a. were used to b. used c. would
    6. You _________________ the amount of work you had to do.
       a. were used to b. used to c. would
    7. When I was a child, we _________________ to have a dog.
       a. used b. were used c. would
    8. _________________ live in Dubai (several years ago)?
       a. Would you b. Were you used to c. Did you used to
    9. When we lived in Las Vegas, we _________________ go to the mall all the time.
       a. used b. were used to c. would
    10. She _________________ living downtown.
       a. was used to b. used to c. would

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