Конструкция used to Учитель Яковлева А.Б. МБОУ СОШ №18 г. Ногинска
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Использование Конструкция used to используется для выражения давнишних привычек или действий, которые регулярно происходили в прошлом, а потом прекратились. Ann used to eat a lot of sweets. Раньше Аня ела много сладостей. Kate used to spend a lot of money when she was single. Раньше Катя тратила много денег, когда у нее не было парня. Вместо конструкции used to можно использовать Past Simple. Used to не употребляется, если есть четкое указание времени. John used to go out/went out a lot when he was younger. Andrew visited Italy last month.
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Exercises Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную форму глагола. Julia ____________ (be) my best friend, but we are not friends any more. I gave up smoking one year ago. I _____________ (smoke) two packets of cigarettes a day. Chris ____________ (live) in a small flat, but now he lives in a big house. Andrew _____________ (drink) milk every day when he was a child. Ann _____________ (eat) at home, but now she eats out. I _____________ (not/like) meat, but now I am not a vegetarian. She ______________ (cry) a lot when she was younger. _____________ (you/go) to work on foot? He ______________ (not/watch) news, but now he watches it every day. Peter _____________ (earn) a lot, but now he is unemployed.
Преобразуйте предложения, употребляя оборот "used to". Например:
I never take a taxi to go to work. - .. . She doesn't take books from the library. - .. . Sam seldom visits his grandparents on Saturday. - .. . My Granny often cooks cakes every weekend. - .. . Mother doesn't wake up her children early. - .. . We don't go to the cinema every day. - .. . This family always spends holidays at the seaside. - .. They never drink coffee with sugar. - .. . Our dog sometimes lies under the sofa. - .. . His parent often take him to the park. - .. .