EX2:Compare what Tommy said five years ago and what he says today ( Hãy so sánh những gì Tommy đã nói cách đây 5 năm với những gì anh ta nói hom nay ): FIVE YEARS AGO I travel a lot. / I play the piano. / I’m very lazy. / I don’t like cheese. / I’ve got a dog. / I’m a hotel receptionist. / I’ve got lot of friends. / I never read newspapers. / I don’t drink tea. / I go to a lot of parties.
TODAY I eat lots of cheese now. / I work very hard these days. / I don’t know many people these days. / I work in a bookshop now. / I don’t go away much these days. / My dog died two years ago. / I read a newspaper every day now. / I haven’t been to a party for ages. / I haven’t played the piano for years. / Tea’s great! I like it now.
Now write sentences about how Tommy has changed. Use “used to / didn’t use to / never used to” in the first part of your sentence.
1. He used to travel a lot but she doesn’t go away much these days.
2. He ……used to play the piano……….................. but ……he hasn't played the piano for years. ……………….
3. He…used to be very lazy…………....................but ………he works very hard these days……………..
4. He ……didn't use to like cheese………...................but ……… he eats lots of cheese now.……….....
5. He …………used to have got a dog…...................but …………His dog died two years ago.…………..
6. He………used to be a hotel receptionist.…….....................but……he works in a bookshop now.…………………
7. He………used to have got lot of friends…….......................but……he doesn't know many people these days.…………………
8. He………never used to read newspapers.…....................…..but……he reads a newspaper every day now.…………………
9. He……didn't use to drink tea.…………....................but…Tea’s great! he likes it now. …………………
10. He…used to go to a lot of parties.…………….....................but…he doesn't go away much these days………………
