FOCUS NOW II

EXERCISES ON PAGE 34

EX. 2

1T, 2F, 3F, 4T, 5T, 6T

EX. 3

1) used to have, 2) used to phone, 3) bought

EX. 4

2) didn’t use to use, drive, 3) update, used to write, 4) play, used to play, 5) used to suggest, give out, 6) used to watch, watch, 7) use, used to look up, 8) didn’t use to worry, give

EX. 5

When I was at primary school:

1) my parents used to take me to school every day.

2) I didn’t use to go online much.

3) I went on a school trip to the Science Museum.

4) I didn’t use to like school dinners.

5) my parents bought me my first mobile phone

6) I used to want to be an astronaut.

EX. 6

1) Did your parents use to take you to school? Yes, they did. 2) Did you use to go online much? No, I didn’t. 3) Did you go on a school trip to the Science Museum? Yes, I did. 4) Did you use to like school dinners? No, I didn’t. 5) Did your parents buy you your first mobile phone? No, they didn’t. 6) Did you use to want to be an astronaut? No, I didn’t.

EXERCISES ON PAGE 195

EX. 1

1) went, buy, 2) were, didn’t have, 3) was Carly, did she give, 4) did you download, were they

EX. 2

1) was watching, 2) wasn’t working, 3) was making, 4) was cooking, 5) were doing, 6) was standing, 7) they were talking

EX. 3

1) was Archimedes having, 2) was studying, 3) was Isaac Newton sitting, 4) wasn’t living, 5) was working

EX. 4

1) was having, called, 2) was Lola standing, started, 3) crashed, were waiting, 4) weren’t skiing, came

EX. 5

1) saw, 2) was fishing, 3) found, 4) didn’t know, 5) looked, 6) happened, 7) was filmed, 8) arrived, 9) told

EX. 6

1) got, 2) was visiting, 3) landed, 4) started, 5) broke, 6) were

GRAMMAR IN PROGRESS

EXERCISES ON PAGES 192, 193

EX. 34

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 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 messages.

EX. 35

1) Carole used to go to technical college, but now she goes to a 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 he loves them. 7) We used to live in Osimo, but now we live in Eastbourne. 8) I didn’t use to go to the cinema much, but now I go every Wednesday evening.

EX. 36

1) would, 2) x (non è espresso il riferimento temporale), 3) would, 4) would, 5) x (non è espresso il riferimento temporale), 6) x (non è espresso il riferimento temporale), 7) x (be è uno stative verb e non è espresso il riferimento temporale), 8) x (love è uno stative verb)

EX. 37

1) Did we use to/ Would we go to Lindos every July when we were children? 2) Our neighbours didn’t use to help us in the garden. 3) Jill and Martha didn’t use to/wouldn’t meet at the same reastaurant every Saturday. 4) Did Ethan use to/ Would Ethan check his mobile every five minutes for messages? 5) Olivia and I didn’t use to cycle to Barn Elms together 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) When I was a student did I use to love sleeping late in the morning?

EX. 38

1) Mirella used to wait for her son when he went out Saturday evening. 2) A warm atmosphere used to be in this bar when we came here after work. 3) Differently to modern wars, epic heroes would fight in battle with great respect for their enemies. 4) We wouldn’t buy our snack when we were at school. Our mothers would made something tasty. 5) A What would you watch when you was six? B I would watch cartoons, specially Dragonball. 6) I’m used to sleeping alone at home because my husband is usually in foreign country for work.

EX. 39

1) Potrei sostituire “studiavo” con “stavo studiando” nella seconda frase, perché quest’ultima indica un’azione in corso di svolgimento che si esprime con il past progressive.

I would study hard when I went at college. I was studying English yesterday at 3 p.m.

2) Perché nelle narrazioni si usa il past progressive.

3) In inglese, “essere abituato a” al passato si costruisce con “used to+infinite” , mentre al presente si costruisce con “be+used to+-ing form”.