Grammar Warm-up: Past Simple & Used to (Extreme Weather)

Warm-up: Past Simple & used to

Unit 4 · Extreme weather · Review

Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________

1 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. (2 min)

Last summer a big storm (1) ________ (hit) our town. The wind (2) ________ (blow) very hard and it (3) ________ (rain) for hours. Many trees (4) ________ (fall down) and we (5) ________ (not / have) electricity all night. In the morning the river (6) ________ (rise) by two metres, so some families (7) ________ (leave) their homes. My brother (8) ________ (take) photos of the flood. “(9) ________ (you / see) the tornado on TV?” “No, I (10) ________ (not / see) it.”

2 Find and correct the mistake. Write OK if the sentence is correct. (2 min)

1 Last Saturday we used to see a rainbow after the storm. → _________________

2 When my grandpa was young, he didn’t used to have a phone. → _________________

3 Did you used to be afraid of lightning when you were a kid? → _________________

4 People used to check the weather in the newspaper. → _________________

5 In 2022 the flood used to destroy many houses in the village. → _________________

6 It didn’t use to snow here in winter, but now it snows a lot. → _________________

3 Complete the sentences with used to / didn’t use to and the verb in brackets. (extra)

1 Now there are a lot of storms. 50 years ago there ________ (not / be) so many.

2 Now my dad checks the forecast on his phone. He ________ (check) it on TV.

3 Now we live in a flat. We ________ (live) in a house near a river.

4 Now I like snow. When I was little, I ________ (not / like) it.

4 Translate into English. (extra)

1 Вчора вночі в нашому місті була сильна буря.

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2 Раніше ми жили біля річки.

_______________________________________________________

3 Минулого літа повінь зруйнувала багато будинків.

_______________________________________________________

4 Ти раніше боявся грози?

_______________________________________________________

5 Раніше тут не було так багато пожеж.

_______________________________________________________

5 Finish the sentences about yourself. Then compare with a partner. (extra, speaking)

1 When I was little, I used to ______________________________________.

2 I didn’t use to ____________________________, but now I ____________________.

3 Last weekend I ______________________________________.

Teacher’s key

Warm-up: Past Simple & used to

1 Past Simple

1 hit · 2 blew · 3 rained · 4 fell down · 5 didn’t have · 6 rose · 7 left · 8 took · 9 Did you see · 10 didn’t see

2 Find the mistake

1 → saw (конкретное время, одно действие: Past Simple)

2 → didn’t use to have (в отрицании и вопросе used → use)

3 → Did you use to be

4 → OK

5 → destroyed (конкретный год, одно событие)

6 → OK

3 used to / didn’t use to

1 didn’t use to be

2 used to check

3 used to live

4 didn’t use to like

4 Translation

1 There was a strong storm in our town last night.

2 We used to live near a river. (также: by the river)

3 Last summer the flood destroyed a lot of houses. (also: many houses)

4 Did you use to be afraid of thunderstorms? (also: Were you afraid of … ? — тоже допустимо)

5 There didn’t use to be so many fires here. (also: There weren’t so many fires here)

5 Speaking

Ответы свободные. Проверьте, что после used to / didn’t use to стоит глагол в начальной форме, а для конкретного события («last weekend») — Past Simple.

Как уложиться в 5 минут: задания 1 и 2 (≈ 2 + 2 мин) и проверка 1 мин. Задания 3–5 — запас для сильных учеников или для следующего повторения.