Fill the gaps with either used to or
would and
the correct form of the verb in parenthesis.
. I __________ (be) very shy. Whenever
a stranger came to our house, I __________ (hide)in a
closet.
2.
I remember my aunt Susan very well. Every
time she came to our house, she ___________ (give) me
a big kiss and pinch my cheek.
3.
Illiteracy is still a problem in my country,
but it ______________ (be) much worse.
4. I ___________ (be) afraid of flying. My heart
____________ (start) pounding every time Is
tepped on a plane. But now I’m
used to flying and enjoy it.
Add an appropriate form of be if
necessary. If no form of be is necessary, write Ø in
theblank.
4.
On rainy day my children find it boring to play at the
home. They _____ used to playingoutside in the big
field near our house. They play there almost every day.
5.
A teacher _____ used to answering questions.
6.
People _____ used to believe the
world was flat.
7.
Mrs. Hansen _____ used to do all
of the laundry and cooking for her family. Now thechildren
are older so the whole family shares the household chores.
8.
Trains _____ used to be the main
means of cross-continental travel. Today, most peopletake
airplanes for long-distance travel.
10.Ms Stanton’s job requires her to travel
extensively throughout the world. She _____ used totraveling by plane.
11. You and I are from different
cultures. You _____ used to having fish for breakfast. I _____used
to having cheese and bread
for breakfast.
Present simple tense exercises: do | does (yes and no questions)
Exercise 1: Complete this dialogue with do or does to make present simple questions.
Example: Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school. Ann: (he - get up early?) Does he get up early?
Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.
Ann: (he - get up early?) ...........................................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.
Ann: (they - travel by bus?) .......................................................................................................................
Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays Jim's father takes them by car. He is a teacher.
Ann: (he - teach at the same school?) ........................................................................................................
Sue: Yes. he does. He teaches English and history.
Ann: (your brother - like English?) ............................................................................................................
Sue: English is his favourite subject.
Ann: (you - help him with his homework?) ...............................................................................................
Sue: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.
Ann: (Jim and Kevin - attend the same lessons?) ......................................................................................
Sue: No, they don't. They are two years older. But they meet for lunch.
Ann: (Mark - eat at a school canteen?) ......................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, because our mum and dad don't have the time to prepare his lunch.
Ann: (your parents - go to work?) .............................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, they do. My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.
Ann: (they - work at a hospital?) ...............................................................................................................
Sue: Only my mum.
Ann: (your brother - want to be a doctor?) ................................................................................................
Exercise 1: Complete this dialogue with do or does to make present simple questions.
Example: Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school. Ann: (he - get up early?) Does he get up early?
Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.
Ann: (he - get up early?) ...........................................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.
Ann: (they - travel by bus?) .......................................................................................................................
Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays Jim's father takes them by car. He is a teacher.
Ann: (he - teach at the same school?) ........................................................................................................
Sue: Yes. he does. He teaches English and history.
Ann: (your brother - like English?) ............................................................................................................
Sue: English is his favourite subject.
Ann: (you - help him with his homework?) ...............................................................................................
Sue: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.
Ann: (Jim and Kevin - attend the same lessons?) ......................................................................................
Sue: No, they don't. They are two years older. But they meet for lunch.
Ann: (Mark - eat at a school canteen?) ......................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, because our mum and dad don't have the time to prepare his lunch.
Ann: (your parents - go to work?) .............................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, they do. My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.
Ann: (they - work at a hospital?) ...............................................................................................................
Sue: Only my mum.
Ann: (your brother - want to be a doctor?) ................................................................................................
Sue: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.
Fill in the gaps with the present simple, present continuous or the past simple:
1. I (to play) -------------------- tennis yesterday but I (not to win) -----------------------------.
2. John (not to write) -------------------------- letters very often; he (to prefer) ------------------------phoning.
3. She (not to go) ------------------------to work yesterday because she (not to feel) ----------------------well.
4. The polar ice cap (to consist) -----------------------------of millions of tons of ice.
5. You (not to help) ----------------------------- your brother, didn't you? - No, I (to go) -------------------------to the dentist.
6. Where (Mr Moore - to fish) ------------------------------ at the moment? I (not, to know) -------------------
7. How (you - to go) -------------------------- to school? - I (to go - always) --------------------------- by bike.
8. My grandfather (not to go) -------------------------- to school by bike, he (to go) ------------------ on foot.
9. last month, we (to enjoy) ----------------- swimming in a five star hotel. It (to be)-------------- wonderful.
10. He last (to write) ----------------------------- three months ago.
11. Be quiet, please! I (to watch) ----------------------------- a film.
12. (you - to know) ----------------------------- where your brother is? - Oh, I (to meet) -------------------him an hour ago, at Richmond Brigde.
13. (you - to know) -----------------------------where your brother (to be) ---------------------------- lastnight? - He (to spend) -------------------- the evening with his friends.
14. James!! Where (Dorothy - to be) -------------------------- ? - She is outside. She (to play) ------------------------- with her baby sister.
15. What (Dorothy - to do) ----------------------------- last night? - She (to study) ----------------------------French and (to talk) ----------------------------- to her friends on the phone. => (she - to study) ----------------------------- hard?- Yes, of course, she -------------------- .
16. John (to work) ----------------------------- in the garden at the moment. He (to like) ---------------------------- doing this, anyway. Although he (to hate) ------------------- it when he (to be) ---------------- younger.
17. => Last year, we (to spend) ----------------------------- our vacation in Greece.- How (you - to travel) ----------------------------- ?=> We (to fly) ----------------------------- .- (you - to like) ---------------------------- it here?=> Yes, we (to have) ----------------------------- the time of our life.
