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Give me a sentence using: "ride a bike" in past habit
e.g. I used to/would ride my bike to school but now I take the bus.
Complete the sentence using past perfect: "I ......... just ......... my breakfast when the doorbell rang." (finish)
I had just finished my breakfast when the doorbell rang.
Complete the sentence using past perfect: "He .......... only ......... school ten minutes before. Now he was being chased by zombies through Plaza del Altazano" (leave)
He had only left school ten minutes before. Now he was being chased by zombies through Plaza de los Altazanos!
Complete the sentence: "I ......... ... .......... long, curly, red hair but I shaved it off when I was 12, so now it's short and looks straight."
I used to have long, curly, red hair but I shaved it off when I was 12, so now it's short and looks straight.
Complete the sentence: "She ..................... him before the party and thought he was alright but nothing special." (meet)
She had met him before the party and thought he was alright but nothing special.
Change this sentence into past habit: "We went to the same beach every summer. "
We used to go to the same beach every summer. / We would go to the same beach every summer.
What's missing?: "Damn! I'd missed it! The plane ................. before I got to the airport."
Damn! I'd missed it! The plane had left before I got to the airport.
Complete the sentence: "We ............. spend every summer in North Wales, although it rained all the time!"
We would/used to spend every summer in North Wales, although it rained all the time!
Complete the sentence: "Kate .................. to see the movie, but she did not have money for the ticket." (want)
Kate had wanted to see the movie, but she did not have money for the ticket.
Past perfect: "Every time I .................. her, she ................ extremely rude. Now she was being nice to me. This was strange!" (see/be)
Every time I had seen her, she had been extremely rude. Now she was being nice to me. This was strange!
Give me a sentence using "write" in past habit.
e.g. I would write stories all day. or I used to not be able to write, now I can.
We ............ ....... have a giant rabbit when we were children. It died a few years ago, though.
We USED TO HAVE a giant rabbit when we were children. It died a few years ago, though.
You can't use USED TO: "Every year, at about this time, we .............. have a Chinese New Year party. We can't do it this year because of coronvirus, though."
Every year, at about this time, we WOULD have a Chinese New Year party. We can't do it this year because of coronvirus, though.
pAsT hAbIt: "I ........................................ curly brown hair and a strange taste in clothes but it turned grey and now I just wear jeans and jumpers all the time!"
I USED TO HAVE curly brown hair and a strange taste in clothes, but it turned grey and now I just wear jeans and jumpers!
It was normal for me to watch TV three or four hours a day. ---- .......................... three or four hours a day. (USED)
I used to watch TV for...
Horror movies were not my cup of tea but I like them now. - - - I ....................... horror movies but I do now. (LIKE)
I DIDN'T USE TO LIKE WATCHING horror movies but I do now.
