1/Read the following dialogue and choose the best answer for each blank.
Mr.Minh: The traffic (1).......... much worse now.
Mr.Thanh: Yes, it (2)........... easy to park in the city centre.
Mr.Minh: That right.
Mr.Thanh: I remmember when you could park outside (3)......... shop you were going to.
Mr.Minh: Yes, you could park (4)........ at all at one time, but no there (5)......... parking metres everywhere.
Mr.Thanh: And i turned so many of the roads (6)....... one-way streets now.
Mr.Minh: I know.
Mr.Thanh: It will take a while before everyone becomes(7)......... with it.
Mr.Minh: Actully, i miss a good old days when we (8)......... to the shop. (9)........were no cars at all on the
road then.
Mr.Thanh: Mind you, I must say prefer(10)........ by car!
1. A. got B. is getting C. used to get D. getting
2. A. would be B. used to be C. is being D. use being
3 A.some B. any C. much D. many
4 A.anywhere B. somewhere C.nowhere D. everywhere
5 A. is B.are C.was D.were
6. A.to B.in C.into D.onto
7. A.friendly B.usual C.common D.familier
8.A.cycle B.cycled C.use to cycling D. used to cycle
9. A. There B. That C. Their D. These
10. A. travel B.travelled C.travelling D. to travelling
1. Viết lại câu :
1. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't .
I used ..............................................................
2. There were some trees in the field, but now there aren't any.
There used ...........................................................................
3. Linda doesn't live with her parents any more.
Linda used ............................................
4. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used ......................................
5. They didn't often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
They didn't used..................................................
6. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair used .....................
7. I don't have time to collect stamps as when i was in primary school.
I used.......................................
8. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang ?
Did you use ..............................
9. Mr.Nam often went to work by motobike, but now he goes to work by bus.
Mr.Nam ................................................................
10. There were traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street becomes wider
There ......................
Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs to complete sentences below.
1. When I was in primary school, I used to (play)…………..……. marbles.
2. I will never get used to (work)………..……nights. I prefer working days
3. Mr Nam is getting used to (drive)………………. on the left in England.
4. When I worked in the city, I used to (get up)…….…………..very early.
5. Are you getting used to (live)……………………..in your new house yet?
6. There did not use to (be)…………………….. more shops on that street.
7. I used to (be)……… a gardener. I’m not used to (sit)………….in an office all day.
8. Since my grandfather retired from his job, he can’t get used to (have) ………….. nothing to do all day.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using so that their meaning stays the same using the words given
1. My mum lived on a farm in the countryside when she was a girl. My mum used to……………………………………………………………………….
2. I eat ice - cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child. I didn’t use to……………………………………………………………………………
3. My parents were workers in this company when they were young. My parents used to……………………………………………………………………
4. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger. I didn’t use to……………………………………………………………………………
X.Choose the correct form of the verbs .
1.Please keep silent when I ( study)... . It (be) ... so noisy
2.Sorry!At this moment I (learn ) ... in this class . I (call)... you later
3.We should not (make)... noise in class while the teacher (explain)...the lesson
4.Hello!I ( help)... mother with the cooking now . What you (do)... there ?
5.I never (watch)...TV while you (do) ... your homework .
6.What you (do)...here in the class at recess while all your friends (play)... in the school yard
7.He often (sit)... and ( watch ) ... around while other people (be)... busy with their work
Rewrite each sentence or question so it has the same meaning. Use “Used to”:
Ex: I was in the school tennis team.
-> I used to be in the school tennis team.
1. Anna had long hair when she was at school.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mary didn’t listen her teachers were speaking.
-> …………………………………………………………………………..
3. Ricardo got up at 6.00 when he was training for the Olympics.
-> ……………………………………………………………………….
4. What did you usually do on Saturday evenings?
-> ……………………………………………………………………………
5. Sophie was afraid of dogs when she was a litter girl.
-> …………………………………………………………………………..
6. We always gave our teachers presents at the end of term.
-> ……………………………………………………………………….
7. Did you live next door to Mrs. Harrison?
-> ………………………………………………………………………….
8. My brother wore glasses when he was young.
-> …………………………………………………………………………….
Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning
1. There were some trees in the field , but now there are not
There used
2.Do you usually go to school by bike?
Do you usually
3. In bad weather , I take a bus to school
In bad weather, I
4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Bang?
How far
5. The distance between Go Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120km
It is
Giúp mình vs
I. Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first.
7. Turn left into Lavalle Street and then go straight ahead.
Make _____________________________________________________________
8. Did your father use to drive to work?
Did your father use to travel___________________________________________?
II. Write the correct from or tense of verbs in brackets.
1. ____________________ (you/ ever/ drive) on the wrong side of the road?
2. My family ______________ (fly) back from our Hong Kong holiday two days ago.
3. Right now, the students _______________ (learn) road signs in the schoolyard.
4. Usually Oanh ______________ (walk) to school, but this week she _____________ (ride) her bike.
5. The driver was so drunk that he ______________ (lose) control of his car.
6. If I have enough money, I _________________ (buy) a racing car.
7. My father ________________ (teach) me to ride a bike when I was seven.
8. Transport used ______________ (be) much slower three hundred years ago.
9. Saudi women weren’t allowed ______________ (drive) a car until recently.
10. In South Africa, you have to let animals ________________ (go) first.
III. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. I love Thai food now, but I didn’t used to like spicy food.
2. He can drive a bicycle with his hands off the handlebars.
3. We use to walk miles to school every day due to lack of public transport.
4. You are not allowed to drive faster than the number on a limit speed sign.
5. It about 1137 kilometres from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
6. Bicycles are a cheap and efficient mean of transport.
7. A sign within a red triangle will warn people for something.
8. Be careful when you are on roads. You must drive fast or carelessly!
1. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't.
=> I used to stay...
2. There were some trees in the field, but now there aren't any.
=> There used...
3. Anna doesn't live with her parents any more.
=> Anna used...
4.He isn't a poorman anymore, now he becomes a rich businessman.
=> He used...
5. They didn't go to the cinema last year.
=> They used...
6. My hair is longer than that in the past.
=> In the past, my hair used...
7. I don't have time to collect stamps as when I was in a primary school.
=> I used...
V . Supply the correct form of the verbs
1 . Please keep silent whe I ( study ).......... . It ( be ) .......... so noisy
2 . Sorry ! At this moment I ( learn ).......... in the class. I ( call) ..... you later
3 . We should not ( make ) ..... noise in the class while the teacher ( explain ) ..... the lesson
4 . Hello ! I ( help ) ........ my mother with the cooking now. What you (do )........ there
5 . I never ( watch )....... TV while you ( do ) ..... the homework
6 . What you (do) ..........here in the class at recess while all your friends (play)......... in the school yard.
7 . He often ( sit ) ....... and (watch ) ..... around while other people ( be ) busy with their work.
8 . Linda ( forget ) ........ to bring her guitar yesterday. I ( be ) ........ sure she ( forget )...........about it tomorrow, too.
9 . You ( look )...... for my sister ? She ( not be )......... at home now.
10. I ( tell ) ....... him the news when he ( come )........ .
11. Who often (help ) ....... you correct your exercises ? Both my sister and my sister ( do ) .....
12. Mary (brush ) ...... her teeth before she ( go ) .... to ed last night ?
14. They (bring )..... us some magazines if they (come )........ .