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    Eyes Open 4 Unit 1, Worksheet 1

    Watch out for common Turkish speakers’ mistakes in English!


    Turkish learners often use use to where used to is needed.
    Get it right! Use:
    used to to talk about past habits or states in affirmative sentences.
    WRONG We always use to sleep on the boat.
    CORRECT We always used to sleep on the boat.

    Turkish learners sometimes use used to where use to is needed.


    Get it right! Use:
    use to in questions and negative sentences about past habits or states.
    WRONG Did you used to like school?
    CORRECT Did you use to like school?
    WRONG They didn’t used to visit us.
    CORRECT They didn’t use to visit us.

    Turkish learners sometimes use would where used to is needed.


    Get it right! Use:
    used to or would for past habits, but only used to for past states.
    WRONG Our lives would be different then.
    CORRECT Our lives used to be different then.

    Turkish learners sometimes use used to when the past simple is needed.
    Get it right! Use:
    t he past simple for things that only happened once or to say how many times
    something happened.
    WRONG Last winter I used to go skiing with my family.
    CORRECT Last winter I went skiing with my family.

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    Eyes Open 4 Unit 1, Worksheet 1

    Name   Class Date

    1  Circle  the correct words. 4   Complete the conversation with would,


    1 Our teachers use / used to give us a bottle of milk used to or use to. Use would everywhere it is
    to drink. possible.
    2 We always use / used to play outside after A: Did you 1 use to go sailing with your
    school. grandfather?
    3 Our family didn’t use / used to have a car or B: Sometimes, in the school holidays. I
    a TV. 2
    get up really early and meet
    4 Did your grandad use / used to help in him at the harbour.
    the house?
    A: Was it dangerous? Did you 3 go a
    5 There use / used to be a bus to the factory. long way out to sea?
    6 Most people didn’t use / used to have holidays
    B: I don’t think it was too dangerous. And luckily for
    abroad.
    me, I didn’t 4 get sick. But if the
    2   Tick (✓) the correct sentence in each pair. sea was very rough, my grandfather
    5
    sail back to the shore.
    1 a Did your aunty use to live on a farm?  ✓
    A: So you enjoyed it?
    b Did your aunty used to live on a farm? 
    B: Oh, yes – I 6 love it!
    2 a When we were young, we would
    be happy. 5   Find and correct five more mistakes.
    b When we were young, we used to used
    be happy. A: I use to love school when I was little. Did you?

    3 a Most of the firms use to pay their B: Not really. In my first year at school I would be
    employees weekly.
    scared of my teacher. Mum says I used to cry
    b Most of the firms used to pay their
    employees weekly. when it was time to go into the classroom.
    4 a I started school in 2005. A: Oh, poor little you! I was so happy at school; I
    b I used to start school in 2005.
    didn’t used to be interested in going home! My
    5 a Did you use to grow vegetables?
    big sister used to come and get me, but I would
    b Did you used to grow vegetables?
    6 a Last year we used to go to France. refuse to go with her.
    b Last year we went to France. B: Did she used to get angry with you?

    3   Complete the sentences with used to or A: Yes, she did. And one day she used to go home
    (didn’t) use to and a verb from the box.
    without me!
    not have  read  enjoy be play not like B: What did your parents say?

    A: They were annoyed with both of us! After that,


    1 I really used to enjoy going to the cinema.
    2 We never had pizza because I my mum use to come for me.
    cheese.
    3 Did you the piano when you
    6   Think of someone you know who is
    over 40. Write a paragraph about their life
    were younger?
    when they were young. Use used to and
    4 This area here fields before our would.
    houses were built.
    5 My grandparents a bathroom in
    their house.
    6 Her mum always her a story
    before bed.

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