used to and would

I can correctly use used to and would.

1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of used to and the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu với dạng đúng của used to và các động từ bên dưới.)

1 She ______ married, but she isn't married any more.

2 He ______ short hair, but now it's really short!

3 In the past, people ______ social media, but now they use it all the time.

4 'You ______ a motorbike, did you?' 'No, but I want one now.'

7 a would

b used to

3 Complete the second sentence with used to so that it means the same as the first.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai với used to để nó có nghĩa giống như câu đầu tiên.)

1 Ten years ago, this shopping centre wasn't here.

Ten years ago, this shopping centre didn't _______________ here.

2 I thought he once lived in New York.

Didn't _______________ in New York?

3 Wasn't she a waitress in the past?

Didn't _______________ a waitress?

4 He's only had a sports car since he became famous.

Before he became famous, he _______________ a sports car.

4 Complete the text with used to or would and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both are possible.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với used to hoặc would và động từ trong ngoặc. Đôi khi cả hai lựa chọn đều có thể đúng.)

In the past, people ¹_____ (find) fame by being an actor, a sports star, a singer and so on. And even very talented people ²_____ (know) that they'd only get a 'big break' by achieving something really special that brought them to the public's attention. Before the rise of social media, people ³_____ (not become) famous just for being famous.

There ⁴_____ (not be) celebrities like Justin Bieber, who rose to fame after posting videos of himself online. But there's a downside - perhaps careers ⁵_____ (not rise) so fast, but they also ⁶_____ (not crash) so spectacularly; nowadays a damaging story or photo can go viral on the internet in minutes.

5 Complete the sentences with used to or would and the correct form of the verbs below. There may be more than one possible answer.

(Hoàn thành các câu với used to hoặc would và dạng đúng của các động từ bên dưới. Có thể có nhiều hơn một câu trả lời.)

1 I ________ a lot of meat, but I prefer vegetarian food now.

2 We ________ my grandparents every week when I was a child.

3 Eva ________ about travelling the world until she went to Holland last year.

4 She ________ her fingernails, but she grew out of it.

5 My aunt ________ her own clothes when she was a student.

6 I ________ how to speak French, but I've forgotten now.

6 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences. Only use the past simple when it is the only correct answer.

(Chữa lỗi gạch chân trong các câu. Chỉ sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn khi đó là câu trả lời đúng duy nhất.)

1 Most of us would believe in Santa Claus when we were younger. ________

2 People wouldn't be so obsessed with celebrities before the internet. ________

3 Would you use to enjoy eating vegetables as a child? ________

4 He would study engineering for two years before he became an actor. ________

5 Would famous actors use to earn so much money in the past? ________