Exercise 17. Add question tags to these sentences.

Model:

1. You didn’t use to talk like that.

You didn’t use to talk like that, did you?

2. She used to eat a lot of sweets.

She used to eat a lot of sweets, didn’t she?

 

1. Becky used to cry a lot when she was a little girl. 2. The brothers used to quarrel all the time when they were children. 3. I didn’t use to like classical music at school. 4. Tom used to come home very late on Fridays. 5. I used to forget the simplest things at the exams. 6. January the 1st didn’t use to be a public holiday in England. 7. John used to give me good presents for my birthday. 8. Barbara never used to be fond of cooking before her marriage. 9. She used to go dancing every Saturday. 10. You never used to smoke so much. 11. You didn’t use to borrow money so often before. 12. He used to speak English with a strong Russian accent. 13. George didn’t use to drive his car to the office. 14. Ann didn’t use to wear her hair long. 15. Helen used to be well-dressed before the divorce. 16. Bill used to ask a lot of questions when he was a little boy.

 

 

Exercise 18. Put the verb in each sentence into the used to form.

 

1. When I was a child, I (have) a lot of bad dreams. 2. Robert (be) interested in football, but he is not very interested in it anymore. 3. I (drive) a lot but I don’t use my car very much these days. 4. Nowadays Kate never goes dancing, but she (go) a lot before she was married. 5. That shop (be) a grocer’s when I was a child. Now it’s a supermarket. 6. France is a republic now, but it (be) a monarchy. 7. You (like) history when you were at school? - No, I didn’t, but now I find it quite interesting. 8. When Andrew was a small boy he (cry) a lot. 9. When Mrs Woods was younger she (play) tennis every week. 10. Our firm (have) branches in all European countries. 11. I (go) to the cinema a lot, but I never get the time now. 12. I’m surprised to see you smoking cigarettes; you (not to smoke). 13. She (like) cats, but one attacked her and she doesn’t any longer. 14. David gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) 40 cigarettes a day. 15. Liz (ride) a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. 16. You (go) to the theatre very often when you lived in London?

 

 

Exercise 19. Translate these sentences using used to.

 

1. Он раньше был врачом. Сейчас он занимается биологией. 2. В молодости он много путешествовал. 3. Она раньше часто заходила к нам. 4. Прошлым летом я обычно вставал рано. 5. Он имел обыкновение просматривать газеты во время завтрака. 6. Индия была когда-то колонией Великобритании. 7. Когда он был моложе, он проявлял большой интерес к политике. 8. Видите тот маленький домик на другой стороне улицы? Мы там когда-то жили. 9. Она, бывало, часто заходила к нам до того, как ее семья переехала в новый район (district). 10. Когда я работал на заводе, я обычно ехал на работу первым автобусом. 11. Вы раньше носили очки, не так ли?
12. Когда-то он играл только маленькие роли, а сейчас он знаменитый актер. 13. Раньше все каникулы он проводил с нами в деревне. 14. Я имел обыкновение писать домой два раза в неделю. 15. Раньше он хорошо играл в шахматы. 16. Раньше мы имели обыкновение проводить отпуск у моря.

 

Exercise 20. Comment on the use of used to, be used to and get used to in these sentences. Translate them.

1. Aunt Betty used to live in Australia. 2. We’re used to tourists here. 3. I never got used to going to bed so early. 4. Eventually you’ll get used to the smells in the laboratory. 5. They’re used to eating fish for dinner. 6. I used to drive a Mercedes, but now I drive a Citroёn. 7. I’m used to driving my new car now, but I found it very strange at first. 8. I haven’t got used to my new computer yet. 9. He isn’t used to English food. 10. Frank is used to living alone. 11. I’m used to driving on the left because I’ve lived in Britain for a long time. 12. I used to drive to work every day, but these days I usually go by bike. 13. In the past people used to go to the movies more often. 14. It’s difficult to get used to his strange Chinese accent. 15. Some twenty years ago people used to use typewriters. 16. Now I’m used to working on my computer two hours a day.

 

 

Exercise 21. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of be or get where necessary.

 

1. I ______ used to sit in the back of the classroom, but now I prefer to sit in the front row. 2. – Wouldn’t you like to sit down? – No, thank you. I ______ used to standing. 3. A teacher ______ used to answering questions. 4. – I don’t like the food here. – You’ll soon ______ used to it. 5. At first I made very slow progress, because I ______ used to the system. 6. We ______ used to go out often before the baby was born. 7. Ms Stanton’s job requires her to travel much all over the world. She ______ used to travelling by plane. 8. You and I are from different countries. They ______ used to having fish for breakfast. I ______ used to having cheese and bread for breakfast. 9. They say one can ______ used to anything. 10. The children ______ used to the new teacher by the end of the month. 11. I can’t ______ used to the new machine. 12. My father ______ used to read a lot before his eyesight got so bad. 13. He was very annoyed by her remark, because he ______ used to being spoken to like this. 14. He ______ used to make a lot of mistakes, but now he ______ used to speaking good English. 15. We swim all through the winter. We ______ used to swimming in cold water. 16. I ______ used to hate this work, but I like it now that I ______ used to it.

 

 

Exercise 22. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
either to + ing-form or to + Infinitive.

 

1. It won’t take you long to get used to (work) with your new computer. 2. My parents used to (live) in London, but now they live in Bristol. 3. In London Jane had to get used to (drive) on the left. 4. Tom used to (drink) a lot of coffee. Now he prefers tea. 5. I feel very full after that meal. I’m not used to (eat) so much. 6. I wouldn’t like to share an office. I’m used to (have) my own office. 7. Marie is a Frenchwoman, but she has lived in London for over six years. She got used to (eat) English food now, but when she first arrived in England she didn’t like it very much. 8. Mike found Africa strange at first. He wasn’t used (to live) in such a hot climate. 9. I normally go to bed at about ten o’clock. I’m not used to (sit) up late. 10. I used to (work) on a ranch once and had to get up at 5 o’clock every morning. It was difficult at first because I wasn’t used to (get up) early. 11. I used to (drive) a car, but I sold it a few months ago. 12. When we were children we used to (go) swimming every day. 13. There used to (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago. 14. I’m the boss here! I’m not used to (be) told what to do. 15. Our new flat is on a very noisy street. I expect we’ll get used to (live) in such noise. 16. Frank has lived alone for 15 years. It’s not strange for him. He is used to (live) alone.

Exercise 23. Translate these sentences using used to, be used to, get used to.

 

1. Не называйте Бернарда дедушкой, он еще не привык к этому. 2. Мы раньше жили в центре. 3. Aннa хорошо играла на рояле в молодости. 4. Я не привык завтракать так рано. 5. Вот кафе, где мы раньше бывали. 6. Вскоре он привык водить машину в Лондоне. 7. Роберт привык решать свои проблемы сам. 8. Здесь когда-то стояли старые деревянные дома. 9. Она привыкла готовить сама. 10. Я уверен, что вы вскоре привыкнете к такому расписанию. 11. Он не привык сам убирать свою комнату. 2. Он имел обыкновение изредка заходить к нам. 13. Постепенно она привыкла проводить свои выходные у нас.14. После обеда мы, бывало, садились у камина и разговаривали. 15. Я раньше был очень застенчив. Когда к нам приходили гости, я обычно прятался под кроватью. 16. Он родом из Шотландии. Он привык к холодной погоде. 17. Я быстро привыкла делать домашнее задание утром. 18. Я привык вставать рано. 19. Джон раньше так много не курил. 20. Мне потребовалось многовато времени, чтобы привыкнуть к его манере шутить.

 

The Present Perfect Tense

Характеристика действия	Выражает действие, законченноe к моменту речи, но связанного с настоящим.
Примеры слов и словосочетаний-сигналов (встречающихся наиболее часто, но употребление которых вполне возможно и в других временах). В Amer. Eng. c некоторыми из них вместо Present Perfect частоупотребляется Past Simple	- already - ever - just - always - lately - so far - recently	- never - not yet - today - this week - this decade - this month - this year
Формула образования	Have+Participle II – для всех лиц, кроме 3-го лица ед. ч. Has+Participle II – для 3-го лица ед. числа.
Утвердительное предложение	They have presented the reports to the boss this week. Hа этой неделе они представили шефу отчеты.   He has just finished to type business letters. Он только что закончил набирать деловые письма.
Отрицательное предложение	They have not presented the reports to the boss this week. Они не представили шефу отчеты на этой неделе.   He has not finishedto type business letters yet. Он еще не закончил набирать деловые письма.
Вопросительное предложение	Have they presented the reports to the boss this week? Представили ли они шефу отчеты на этой неделе? Has he alreadyfinished to type business letters yet? Закончил ли он уже набирать деловые письма?