В английском языке есть оборот used to, который обозначает постоянное и регулярное действие или состояние в прошлом. Глагол в такой форме выполняет функцию глагола в Past Simple, но отличается тем, что подчеркивает то, что это действие относилось к прошлому и сейчас все по-другому: When he was little, he used to destroy all his toys. Now he takes care of them.
Кстати, оборот used to не используется для цепочки действий и для действия, которое произошло только один раз, в отличии от глагола в Past Simple.
EXERCISE 7
Перефразируйте слова Куджо, используя оборот used to:
For example,
We are not friends with Chilly anymore. – We used to be friends when we were puppies.
1 I don’t eat carrots anymore.
2 I don’t taste everything I see anymore.
3 I don’t sleep in my mum’s bed anymore.
4 I don’t tear sheets anymore.
5 I don’t chase cats anymore.
6 I don’t whimper anymore.
7 I don’t lick everyone that I meet anymore.
8 I don’t steal mittens and gloves anymore.
9 I don’t like fireworks anymore.
10 I don’t smile all the time anymore.
Отрицательная и вопросительная формы оборота used to строятся точно так же, как и для глагола в Past Simple при помощи вспомогательного глагола did:
He used to smile a lot.
Did he use to smile much?
He didn’t use to smile much.
EXERCISE 8
Напишите что вы раньше делали/не делали, используя глаголы-подсказки и оборот used to:
For example,
eat
I used to eat a lot of ice-cream, but now I don’t mind.
I didn’t use to like soup, but now I do like it.
1 eat
2 like
3 go
4 watch
5 listen to
6 hate
7 have
8 spend
9 use
10 play
EXERCISE 9
Поставьте глагол в форму Past Simple, Past Continuous, used to в воспоминаниях Куджо:
I /run/ and /jump/ a lot when I was a little puppy. I /have/ too long legs and every time I /fall/ down when I /run/ very fast. But I never /whimper/. I /have/ a friend named Chilly. We /do/ everything together. We even/eat/ and /sleep/ together. But once we /have/ a row and /stop/ being friends forever. How it /happen/? Well, we/have/ fun in our yard when suddenly that beautiful Malinois/run/ up to us and… it was the end of our friendship. We/become/ rivals as soon as we /see/ her. Of course, she/choose/ me, which /make/ me happy and proud. But I /lose/ my best friend, which /make/ me feel upset.
EXERCISE 10
Поставьте к каждому маркеру соответствующее время или несколько времен Present Simple (PS), Present Continuous (PC), Past Simple (Past S), Past Continuous (Past C):
1 at 2 pm yesterday
2 always
3 ago
4 while
5 at the moment
6 usually
7 now
8 occasionally
9 often
10 in 2023
EXERCISE 11
Отметьте правильный вариант:
1 Kudjo ***** clumsy when he was a little puppy.
a used to be
b was being
c is
2 Kudjo ***** over a fence when he got stuck there.
a jumped
b was jumping
c used to jump
3 Kudjo ***** when he was left alone.
a whimpers
b used to whimper
c is whimpering
4 Kudjo ***** a lot of stray dogs in the center of the city.
a use to meet
b met
c was meeting
5 Kudjo ***** to play frisbee.
a is wanting
b used to want
c wants
