Past tenses, "used to" and "would" (B2 level) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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I had been an assistant manager of a theatre in London before I became an English teacher in Vilafranca. That was when I used to live in the UK.

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Complete this past continuous sentence: "At 8pm I _______________ (watch) a film"

At 8pm I was watching a film.

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Complete this past perfect sentence: "He ______________ (go) before we arrived"

He had gone before we arrived.

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Complete this past perfect continuous sentence: "They _____________ (walk) for over an hour when they arrived"

They had been walking for over an hour when they arrived.

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Is this sentence correct? "They used to be best friends, but not anymore".

correct

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Is this sentence correct? "When I was younger, I would go swimming every day".

correct

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What two words / expressions can you use to express past habits?

used to & would

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used to / would + _____ = past habit (not a state or situation)

used to / would + infinitive

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___ + used to + ______ = accustomed to

*be* + used to + noun / ___ing

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How can the phrase "used to" express becoming accustomed to?

get / become + used to + noun / ___ing

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"I ______ (wait) for half an hour before the bus came"

I had been waiting for half an hour before the bus came.

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"My younger brother _______ (always take) my DVDs so I started locking my bedroom door!" (what tense with "always" is used to express irritation?)

My younger brother was always taking my DVDs so I started to locking my bedroom door!

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How can you express irritation or criticism of someone's past behaviour?

past continuous with "always" | was / were ALWAYS ___ing

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What tense do you use to express an interrupted action in the past?

past continuous

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What tense do you use to express the past of the past?

past perfect simple / continuous

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"We ________ (already finish) eating when my sister ______ (arrive) home"

We had already finished eating when my sister arrived home.

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"When we stepped outside, we saw that it ______ (rain) heavily and a cold wind _______ (blow)"

When we stepped outside, we saw that it was raining heavily and a cold wind was blowing.

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