Eyes Open Commom Mistakes Unit 1
Eyes Open Commom Mistakes Unit 1
Eyes Open Commom Mistakes Unit 1
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.
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?