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1. This time last year I ___ in France. 2. This time last year I ___ for the USA. 3. What ___ you ___ when you saw the fire? 4. We shouted and waved to her, but she ___. 5. Theres a strange noise. ___ you ___? 6. There wasnt a sound in the building. You ___ anything. 7. I ___ home when I ___ Kate. 8. Jane ___ her finger while she ___ her dress. 9. How long ___ you ___ tennis yesterday? 10. Mother ___ all the day and said we ___ too much. 11. When Father ___, we ___ dinner. 12. At the moment I ___ that I was right. 13. Two girls at the back ____ a chat. They didnt hear what the teacher ___ them. 14. What ___ you ___ about? You looked so sad. 15. We ___ in Moscow for 5 years, then we ___ to Voronezh.
Past Simple or USED TO
repeated, habitual actions in the past | |
the habit may still exist | the habit was dropped later |
Past Simple | USED TO |
I drank a lot of milk in my childhood, and I still like it. | I used to drink a lot of milk in my childhood. I never drink it now. |
Insert a verb in the proper form. Some of the sentences will need a negative form.
1. This building ___ a hotel some years ago. 2. There ___ a lot of trees in Voronezh. 3. I sometimes ___ back to teachers in my early teens. 4. I ___ a lot of ice cream in summer when I was a child, I still spend a lot of money on it. 5. We ____ in a more comfortable house last year. 6. They say cats ___ mice in the old times. Now we have to buy Whiskas for them. 7. When there was a lot of snow in winter, children ___ funny snowmen. 8. When at school, I ___ English Grammar far worse. 9. I remember a lot of poems which I ___ in my childhood. 10. In the XIX century women ___ trousers.
Be Going To or Will
future actions planned beforehand | future actions planned on the spot, without preparation |
predictions based on evidence or personal intention | future actions foreseen or predicted, often without any evidence but with great certainty |
BE GOING TO | WILL |
She is going to become an actress. | Shell become a star one of these days. |
9. Restore the sentences, using either will or be going to.
1. Weve bought Father a present. I hope he ___ like it. 2. The sea is rough. I ___ be seasick. 3. Could I speak to Jim, please? Just a moment. I ___ get him. 4. Next Wednesday is our wedding anniversary. We ___ invite a lot of people. 5. She is a fresher now. She ___ graduate only in four years. 6. Ill switch off the TV. Please, dont. I ___ watch the news. 7. Shall I do the shopping? You neednt. I ___ buy something for dinner on my way home. 8. Sorry, Ill have to refuse. I ___ sit up for the exam this week. 9. Dont worry, Im sure your son ___ write to you soon. 10. Fasten the belt. The plane ___ take off in a minute.
Translate into English.
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