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Exercises on pagg 191 and 193

Exercises on pag 191

Exercise 29

1. I was having a sleep when Mum called
2. Yesterday we walked up that really steep road
3. When Reece was getting to the sports centre, he registered
4. Last week we went to the supermarket when I felt really ill
5. Renée was studying at Harvard when she was in Boston
6. Tim’s old car broke down on the way to Oxford
7. While I was looking round the old town, I discovered a tiny bookshop
8. During the basketball game Enrico was spraining his ankle.

Exercise 30

1. While Tessa was waiting for the train, she saw a very good-looking boy
2. When I saw him, he carried a very heavy box
3. While I was studying Latin, Ruby revised History
4. Camille was going to the gym twice a week until she moved to the countryside
5. When Mum was calling me, I peeled some onions
6. While the child was climbing the tree, the brunch broke off!
7. Xavier was singing a Spanish song while his friends were dancing
8. When I called him, he pretended not to see me!

Exercise 31

1. Promised
2. They were sitting
3. Saw
4. Was coming
5. Climbed
6. Didn’t know
7. Was lying
8. Pretended
9. Was lying
10. Smelled
11. Went
12. Got
13. Did the bear say
14. Advised

Exercise 33

1. Leo took off the shoes, turned on TV and he started to watch a film
2. When the traffic signal 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 crash against the shore
5. The girls were running because it was pouring with rain
6. I was coming in the shop when I saw that I didn’t have got my purse in my bag
7. The girl was dancing when she slipped over and fell on the floor
8. When we were in the school, we always took of pizza in break-time

Exercise 34

1. Teenagers didn’t used to chat online
2. Students didn’t used to study IT
3. Homes didn’t used to have internet access
4. People didn’t used to have a DVD player
5. Sixteen – years – old didn’t used to go on online social networks
6. People didn’t used to download articles to rad
7. People didn’t used to own a computer
8. Couples didn’t used to communicate via text messages

Online=su internet

IT= tecnologia

Internet access= accesso internet

DVD player= lettore DVD

Social network= social network

Computer= computer

Text message= messaggi di testo

Exercise 35

1. Carole used to go to technical college, but now she goes to university
2. Kelly didn’t use to wear skirts but now she often wears them
3. Julie used to play tennis, but now she goes swimming
4. Arsen didn’t use to like raw vegetables, but now he likes them
5. Jon used to go out with Poppy, but now he goes out with Amelia
6. Milly used to hate eggs, but now she loves them
7. We used to live in Osimo, but now we live in Eastbourn
8. I didn’t use to go to the cinema much, but now I go to the cinema every Wednesday evening.

Exercise 36

1. We would go to Lindos every July when we were children.
2. Our neighbours used to help us in the garden. Non è espresso il riferimento temporale
3. Jill and Martha would meet at the same restaurant every Saturday.
4. Ethan would check his mobile every five minutes for messages.
5. Olivia and I used to cycle to Barn Elms togethers as children. Non è espresso il riferimento temporale
6. I used to live in a beautiful Victorian house in Hammersmith. Non è espresso il riferimento temporale
7. The London Underground used to be the best underground in the world. Be è uno stative verbs e non è espresso il riferimento temporale
8. When I was a student I used to love sleeping late in the morning. Love è uno stative verbs e non è espresso il riferimento temporale

Exercise 37

1. Did we use to go in Lindos every July when we were children?
2. Our neighbours didn’t used to help us in the garden
3. Jill and Martha wouldn’t meet at the same restaurant every Saturday
4. Did Ethan use to check his mobile every five minutes for messages’
5. Olivia and I didn’t use to cycle to Barn Elms togethers as children
6. Did I use to live in a beautiful Victorian house in Hammersmith?
7. The London Underground didn’t use to be the best underground in the world
8. Did I use to love sleeping late in the morning when I was a student?

Exercise 38

1. Mirella would wait for her son, when he gets out Saturday evening
2. There used to be a warm atmosphere in this bar when we came after work
3. Differently to modern wars, the epic heroes used to fight in the battle with a big respect for them enemies.
4. We didn’t use to buy our snack when we go to school. Ours mum used to prepare us something good
5. A what did you use to watch on TV when you were six? B I used to watch cartoons, especially Dragonball.
6. I am used to sleeping alone at home because my husband is often abroad for his work.

Exercise 39

1. Potrei sostituire “studiavo” con “stavo studiando “ nella prima frase che verrebbe: “I was studying much when i was at college”
2. Perché in una narrazione bisogna usare il “past progressive”
3. In inglese “essere abituati a “ al presente si traduce con be+used to+forma in -ing, mentre “essere abituati a “ al passato si traduce con used to/would +infinito del verbo senza il to.