FCE Grammar Practice USED TO / WOULD | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Make a negative sentence using ‘used to’ I / not / hate school.

I didn’t use to hate school.

Make a question using ‘used to’ He / play golf every weekend?

Did he use to play golf every weekend?

Make a question using ‘used to’ We / go to the beach every summer?

Did we use to go to the beach every summer?

Which sentence is correct? My brother would be very short when he was younger. I would often play by myself when I was younger. There would be a post office on this street, but it’s not there now.

I would often play by myself when I was younger. Would CAN'T be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.

Which sentence is correct? My brother and I often would fight. Often my brother and I would fight. My brother and I would often fight.

My brother and I would often fight.

Which word(s) CAN'T go in the space? We ___ go to the park and play football. were used to would used to

were used to

What does this sentence mean? I didn’t use to smoke. I smoke now and I also smoked in the past. I smoked in the past but now I don’t. I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past.

I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past. We say USED TO to talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now.

My granddad _______ us stories about his life as a policeman. used to tell use to tell was used to tell

used to tell. USED TO is used to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times).

Which sentence is correct? I didn’t used to like cabbage. I didn’t use to like cabbage. I never use to like cabbage.

I didn’t use to like cabbage. You can say USED TO to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time)

Which sentence is NOT correct? We would go swimming every Friday. My grandmother would have long, fair hair. We would go to the zoo every summer.

My grandmother would have long, fair hair. Would CAN'T be used to talk about states.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. Luke / not have a car.

Luke didn't use to have a car.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. She / be able to dance very well.

She used to be able to dance very well.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. He / walk along the beach every evening before bed.

He would walk along the beach every evening before bed.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. She / love playing badminton before she hurt her shoulder.

She used to love playing badminton before she hurt her shoulder.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. We / go to the same little café for lunch every day when I was a student.

We would go to the same little café for lunch every day when I was a student.

Make a sentence with these prompts and USED TO or WOULD. I / have short hair when I was a teenager.

I used to have short hair when I was a teenager.