Activities on page 191

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1. was having

2. walked

3. was getting

4. were going

5. was studying

6. broke down

7. discovered

8. sprained

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1. was waiting

2. was carrying

3. was studying, was revising

4. was going, moved

5. called, was peeling

6. was climbing, broke

7. was singing, was dancing

8. called, wasn’t pretending

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1. promised

2. were sitting

3. saw

4. was coming

5. climbing

6. didn’t know

7. lied

8. pretended

9. was lying

10. smelled

11. went

12. got

13. Did the bear

14. advised

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1. Leo took off the shoes, turned on the TV and started to watch a film

2. When the traffic light became red, the car stopped

3. While Asia was dusting the table, Robbie was ironing a pair of trousers

4. We were sunbathing when a big wave crashed against the shore

5. The girls was running because it was puoring with rain

6. I was entering in the shop when I noticed I didn’t have my pourse on my bag

7. The girl was dancing when she slipped over and fell on the ground

8. When we were at school, we always took a pizza for break-time

 

Activities on page 193

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1. Teenagers didn’t use to chat online

2. Students didn’t use to study IT

3. Homes didn’t use to have Internet access

4. People didn’t use to have a DVD player

5. Sixteen years old boy didn’t use to go on online social networks

6. People didn’t use to download articles to read

7. People didn’t use to own a computer

8. Couples didn’t use to communicate via text message

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1. Carole used to go to technical collage, but now she is going to university

2. Kelly didn’t use to wear skirt, but now she often weaar them

3. Julie used to play tennis, but now she is going swimming

4. Arsen didn’t use to like raw vegetables, but now he like them

5. Jon used to go out with Poppy, but now he go out with Amelia

6. Milly used to hate eggs, but now she love them

7. We used to live in Osimo, but now we live in Eastbourne

8. I didin’t use to go to the cinema much, but now I go every Wednesday evening

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1. We used to/would go to…

2. Our neighbour used to/ X help… non c’è il riferimento temporale

3. Jill and Martina used to/would meet …

4. Ethan used to/would check…

5. Olivia and I used to/would cycle…

6. I used to/X live in… non c’è il riferimento temporale

7. The London undergrounfìd used to/X be è uno stative verbe, non c’è il riferimento temporale

8. When I was a student I used to/would

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1. Did we use to/would go to Lindos every July when we were children?

2. Our neighbour didn’t use to help us in the garden

3. Jill and Martina didn’t use to/wouldn’t meet at the same restaurant every Saturday

4. Did Ethan use to/would check his mobile phone every five minutes for messages

5. Olivia and I didn’t use to/wouldn’t cycle to Barn Elms togheter as children

6. Did I use to live in a beautiful Victorian house in Hammersmith

7. The London Underground didn’t used to be the best underground in the world

8. Did I use to/would love sleeping late in the morning when I was a student

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1. Mirella used to wait his son when he went out the Saturday evening

2. It used to be a warm atmosphere in this cafe when we come here after work

3. Differently to the modern war, the epic hero used to fight with big respect for their enemies

4. We wouldn’t buy our snack when we went to school. Our mothers would prepared something good

5. A: What you would watched in TV when you were six years old?

B: I used to watched cartoons, specially Dragonball

6. I use to sleep alone at home because my husband is often abroad for work

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1. Solo nella prima si può sostituire “stavo studiando” con “studiavo”.

In inglese si traduce con I was studying english yesterday at 3 in the afternoon, perché è un azione continuata nel passato.

2. non è efficace perché “walked” andrebbe corretto con “was walking” dato che si tratta sempre di un azione continuata nel passato

3. Nella prima frase, dato che è al presente si traduce: “I use to work after dinner”, mentre nella seconda che è al passato si traduce: “I used to/would work after dinner when I was young”.

“Use to” si costruisce semplicemente con “use” ed il verbo all’infinito, “would” invece si costruisce con “would” più l’infinito del verbo senza il to