Описываем прошлое с помощью Used to

Used to

Еще один способ выражения событий, которые были в прошлом

(это не грамматическое время, а просто конструкция)

Особенности употребления

• Употребляется для выражения привычных, повторявшихся в прошлом действий, которые не происходят в настоящем. Эта конструкция не изменяется по лицам. После нее используется инфинитив смыслового глагола.
• Peter used to eat a lot of sweets.
• В прошлом Питер ел много конфет ( а сейчас нет ).

Вопросы и отрицания

• Строятся с помощью Did
• did not (didn’t)
• Did Peter use to eat many sweets?
• Mary didn’t use to stay out late.

Особенность конструкции *

• Вместо used to можно употреблять Past Simple, при этом смысл высказывания не изменится.
• She used to live in the countryside.
• She lived in the countryside.

Peter Gordon won a lot of money on the lottery last year. Look at the pictures and say what Peter used to do and what he does now .

Last year

Now

• Live/ small house
• Peter used to live in a small house,

• Live/ big house
• but now he lives in a big house.

• Go to work/ by bus
• Eat/ at home
• Watch/ TV
• Spend/ his holidays/ at a camp-side

• Go to work/ by car
• Eat/ out
• Go/ to the theatre
• Spend/ his holidays/ travelling

Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to

• I didn’t use to watch ( not/ watch ) the news, but now I watch it every day.
• My aunt … ( drink ) a lot of coffee, but now she prefers to drink tea.
• We … ( live ) in a flat, but we live in a big house now.
• … ( you/ go ) to school on foot?
• We … ( not/ like ) each other, but now we’re good friends.
• I … ( not/ eat ) vegetables. Now I eat them every day.
• My sister … ( play ) the piano, but now she doesn’t.
• They … ( spend ) their weekends in the countryside. They don’t any more.

Ask and answer questions ( when you were 5 )

• play with your friends?
• Did you use to play with your friends when you were 5?
• Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
• watch many cartoons?
• go to bed late?
• cry a lot?
• make your bed?
• listen to fairy tales?
• have a bath everyday?
• drink milk?
• dress yourself?
• get pocket money?

Revision box

1. Jacques Cousteau … the oceans.

A explorers B explored C is exploring

2. Toby … a bicycle, but now he drives a car.

A is riding B used to ride C rides

3. I … an interesting book at the moment.

A don’t read B read C am reading

4. He … home early yesterday because he felt ill.

A went B is going C used to go

5. Mr Jones …, but he does now.

A used to travel B didn’t used to travel C travelled

Revision box

6. I … a noise, so I went to see what it was.

A heard B hear C am hearing

7. Bobby … how to use a computer at present.

A learnt B is learning C learns

8. My parents … to a party to night.

A used to go B goes C are going

9. The ferry boat … every day at 2.15.

A leaves B leave C is leaving

10. I … getting up early in the morning.

A likes B don’t like C doesn’t like