Grammar used to and would I can correctly use used to and would. Physiclan Akrit Jaswal had a very unusual childhood. He didn’t use to play with toys like most children. Instead, he used to read a lot he could read and write from the age ‘of two, And what did he use to read as a five rear-old boy? Shakespeare! He also had a passion for science and would read everything he could find about human anatomy. He performed his first operation at the age of seven, treating the badly burned hands of a young girl whose family ‘couldn't afford medical care.'This operation was filmed and posted on YouTube - leading to worldwide fame for Akrit. Atthe age of twelve, he was accepted into a medical university, becoming the youngest person ever to achieve this in India, He studied there for several years and hopes ‘one day to go to Harvard University, He is currently trying, to find acure for cancer: 1 Read the text. What is unusual about Akrit Jaswal? 2 Read the Learn this! box. Then find all the examples of used toand would in the text. LEARN THIS! used toand would 11 We use used to and would to talk about past habits and situations that were different in the past. His Family used to be extremely poor. When he was young, he'd spend time studying medicine, 2. We don't use used to or would when we say how long 2 past habit or situation lasted, We use the past simple, Heused tolove reading NOT Hewendloversading. X 4 We avoid using would with questions and negatives. Didhe use to play with care and dolis? easily in the past ple didrit use NOT Foeple sould becomefamous-se-eacityin the pase ‘Be Grammar Builder 12 page 125 Unit Fame Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to™or would. in which sentences is either possible? 1 He (work) as a journalist fora science magazine, 2 Years ago, they (0) on holidays abroad every winter 3 That actor (have) really long hair— now he's bald, he wear) glasses before she became a ‘model? I'm sure she did! 5 Lots of people he's not so popular now. 6 When | was younger, | was so poor! invitations to go out. (follow) him on Twitter, but Decide if the highlighted words inthe text below are correct or incorrect. Correct any mistakes in your notebook using tthe correct form of used to or would, or the past simple where neither is possible. For every success story, there's another about someone who "Wea all then lst i One actor would OM homes all over the world, including a castle in Germany, but these Hrpetes bad ta so os is Ao tm actress and former model ave money problems. She ‘would enjoy a successful career for many years, until a studio won more than $8 milion from her when she pulled cout ofa film, Fortunately for her, after a legal process which ighteen months, this decision was overturned, But it's not just film stars who go from riches to rags. Footballer Jermaine Pennant the most expensive teenager in history ~ he was bought by senal fr £2 milion But the troubled young star" and scored just three goals forthe club before leaving. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words. You can add up to three other words. 1 Gary (used /want) bea vet. 2 When you were younger, (use / hhave) a favourite toy? 3 Years ago, people (not / use) ‘want to become celebrities as much as they do now. 4 He was such a lazy student that (would / do) his homework five minutes before the class, 5 Isn'tthat Al ur school? 6 My parents, stay up late at weekends, (he /use) be at (would /et) me ‘SPEAKING Work in pairs. Think about when you were five cr six years old, Talk to your partner about these things. Use used to or would, 1 favourite toys you played with 2 books you read 3 friends you had 4 other things you enjoyed | used to have a giant teddy bear that | really loved.Grammar Builder and Reference Unit1 11 Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous Past perfect simple We use the past perfect simple + for a completed action that happened before a specific time inthe past. After Ihad showered, hac my breakfast. + with state verbs (know, be ite etc) and foror since to say how long an action had been in progress. Wedonly bean atthe beach for afew minutes when Ibstarted raining Past perfect continuous We use the past perfect continuous + for longer actions or situations before a specific time in the past. They had beenvingin the came apartmentsfor bee years. + to show the cause of something in the past. Hewasexhausted Hehad been running + with action verbs and oro since t say how long an action had been in progress. They/d been playing football forhalFan hour before anyone scored a goal 1 Choose the correct tense. 1 had tried / had been trying to get tickets forthe show for weeks when they sold out 2 She had finished /had been finishing her homework by dinnertime 3 I had been knowing / had known the truth for days 4 He was tired because held been playing /he'd played basketball all afternoon, 5 Pam had liked / had been liking horses since she was a chil 6 They were watching / had watched TV wien the telephone rang. 2 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous. noteat have learn putup sleep think wait 1 He for eight hours and stil wasn't awake when Icaled. 2 She was hungry becauseshe __since breakfast. 31 for half an hour outside the cinema before my friends arrived, 4 They Spanish for five years before they visited Mexico. 51 Lee was at home but he was already in town. 6 By the age of 30, she five different jobs. 7 Weall went to sleep after we the tent. 1.2. used to and would + We use used to or would to describe habits and situations in the past that are now finished When he was yourg, he used to Ivein France When lived in the city. go jogging inthe park every morring \dldr'cuse to enjoy tennis, but ldo now. Did there use tobe a bookshop in the centre of tow? + We do not use used to or would when we say how longa situation or habitin the past continued; we use the past simple. He cycled to echoolfor three year. + We can'tuse would with state verbs. We use used to. Mymum used tobe a nurse. (NOT Mymimioubtbesnerce) + We do not usually use would with questions and negatives; we use used to + The structures never use to and would never are common negative forms. Inever used to lke curry. ‘She wouldnever come swimming withus. 1 Complete the sentences with used to or would, Sometimes more than one answer is possible, 1 They (lve)in London but they moved toParis 2 He was a bad student and (forget) to do his homework 3 Inever (enjoy) baseball but now 'm a huge fan 4 He. (want) to bea vet but he's changed his mind 5 They (g0} on holiday twice a year but they can't afford to nowadays. 6 Ourold flat was near a park and we (piay) there at weekends 7 My older brother __{have) amoustache but he shaved it off 8 Canyou believe that years ago, people (not / own) smartphones! 1.3 Position and order of adjectives +” We can use most adjectives before a noun or after alnking, verb (be, become, fel get, look, seem, smel, sound taste et). He's an excelent cock His cooking is delicious + When we use more than one adjective to describe a noun, we use this oder [aninteresting | small |otd | siver_| Roman_| + There are some adjectives (eg. alone, afraid, alive, annoyed, asleep. glad) that we do not usually put before a noun, We can use them aftera linking verb or use another adjective with a similar meaning Helived alonely life without mary friends, Rebved am atone ewitmocst mary friends K Grammar Builder and Reference