TEST Used to-Would-Past Simple

EXERCISE 1. Fill in USED TO-WOULD-PAST SIMPLE

1. They ____________ (live) in London.
2. I ______________ (go swimming) every Thursday when I was at school.
3. I ______________ (walk) to school, but now I don’t.
4. I ____________ (go) to Egypt in 2014.
5. She ____________ (smoke) but she gave up a few years ago.
6. Every Saturday I ____________ (go) on a long bike ride.
7. My dad __________ (read) me amazing stories every night at bedtime.
8. I ________________ (not like) olives.
9. We ________________ always (go) to the seaside for our holidays.
10. We ________________ (live) in New York when I was a kid.
11. There ____________________ (not be) a supermarket there. When did it open?
12. ________________  you (have) a garden?

EXERCISE 2. Choose the most appropriate option(s) for each sentence.

1. When I was a child, we ________ (live) in a small house by the sea.

Options: a) used to live / b) would live / c) both are correct

2. Every Saturday, my grandfather ________ (take) us to the park for ice cream.

Options: a) used to take / b) would take / c) both are correct

3. I ________ (go) to the cinema last night with some friends.

Options: a) used to go / b) would go / c) went

4. She ________ (not like) vegetables when she was younger, but she loves them now.

Options: a) didn't use to like / b) wouldn't like / c) both are correct

5. I ________ (work) in that office for ten years before I retired.

Options: a) used to work / b) worked / c) would work

EXERCISE 3. CHOOSE the correct item.

1. He …………….. smoke but now he has stopped.

smoked           would                   used to

2. She ……….. always bring us nice presents.

used to            would                 Either could be used here

3. I ………………… go skiing but now I don’t.

used to          would                  is used to

4. ……………….. play basketball at college?

Used you to                    Did you use to                       Either could be used here

5. I ………………… like pop music, but now I do.

did not use to                   used not to                            used to not                         All of the above