Read the Learn this! box. Then find all the examples of used to and would in the text. (Đọc phần Learn this! Sau đó tìm tất cả các ví dụ về used to và would trong văn bản.)
LEARN THIS! used to and would 1 We use used to + infinitive and would + infinitive to talk about past habits and situations that were different in the past. His family used to be extremely poor. When he was young, he’d spend time studying medicine. 2 We don’t use used to + infinitive or would + infinitive when we say how long a past habit or situation lasted. We use the past simple. He went to college for five years. NOT He used to / would go to college for five years. 3 We don’t use would with state verbs - we use used to. He used to love reading. NOT He would love reading. 4 We avoid using would with questions and negatives. Did he use to play with cars and dolls? NOT Would he play with cars and dolls? People didn’t use to become famous so easily in the past. NOT People wouldn’t become famous so easily in the past. |
Hướng dẫn dịch:
LEARN THIS! used to và would 1 Chúng ta sử dụng used to + nguyên thể và would + nguyên thể để nói về những thói quen và tình huống đã xảy ra trong quá khứ. His family used to be extremely poor. (Gia đình anh ấy đã từng rất nghèo.) When he was young, he’d spend time studying medicine. (Khi còn trẻ, anh ấy dành thời gian học về y.) 2 Chúng ta không sử dụng used to + nguyên thể hoặc would + nguyên thể khi nói thói quen hoặc tình huống trong quá khứ đã kéo dài trong bao lâu mà sử dụng quá khứ đơn. He went to college for five years. (Anh ấy đi học đại học trong 5 năm.) KHÔNG DÙNG He used to / would go to college for five years. 3 Chúng ta không dùng would với động từ trạng thái, dùng used to. He used to love reading. (Anh ấy từng rất thích đọc sách.) KHÔNG DÙNG He would love reading. 4 Chúng ta thường không dùng would trong câu hỏi và câu phủ định. Did he use to play with cars and dolls? (Bé có từng chơi ô tô và búp bê không?) KHÔNG DÙNG Would he play with cars and dolls? People didn’t use to become famous so easily in the past. (Trước đây người ta không dễ dàng nổi tiếng như vậy.) KHÔNG DÙNG People wouldn’t become famous so easily in the past. |
Đáp án:
*Examples of used to and would in the text:
- He didn’t use to play with toys like most children.
- Instead, he used to read a lot...
- ...what did he use to read as a five-year-old boy?
- He... would read everything he could find about human anatomy.