Ex. 16. Change the statements according to the model.
Model: I don't work on Saturdays. — I used to work on Saturdays last year (when I was young...). 1. I never take a taxi to go to work. 2. I hardly ever watch TV now. 3. People do not very often go to the cinema today. 4. She is old and sick. 5. She has few close friends. 6. He doesn't read any papers. 7. He is always late for work. 8. We don't go out much nowadays. 9. Classes at school begin at nine. 10. My brother doesn't come home until 11. 11. He is a university professor now. 12. The place is so nice and clean! 13. She is so pretty and attractive. 14. The Tower of London is a museum now. 15. London is one of the biggest cities in the world. 16. There is a big supermarket near our house.
Ex. 17.Write some sentences about Denis who started following his friend Henry's life-style. Denis stopped doing some things and started doing other things. Denis was in time for work. didn't keep late hours. worked in his garden. Henry was always late everywhere. read only thrillers. travelled a lot. Make sentences like these: Denis used to be in time for work. He never used to read thrillers or: He didn't use to read thrillers.
Ex. 18.Say what you used to like or do when you were: a baby, a small child, at school, in your last year at school.
Ex. 19.Fill in the blanks with either used to or would. 1. When I was a schoolboy I... walk to school. 2. This man... go to work by bus until he bought a car. 3. Now she gets up earlier than she... before. 4. They... take part in every meeting. 5. He... work here from time to time. 6. This interpreter doesn't work so as he... five years ago. 7. We... celebrate all the holidays together till we moved to Moscow. Ex. 20.Translate from Russian into English using used to and would + Infinitive. 1. Он сейчас не такой гордый, как раньше. 2. На рыбалку мы ездили обычно на машине моего брата. 3. Сейчас он пропускает меньше занятий, чем, бывало, раньше. 4. Раньше он очень часто заходил к нам, пока не переехал в новый район. 5. Обычно мы многое успевали сделать, когда вставали рано. 6. Теперь она избегает ходить туда так часто, как раньше. 7. Он, бывало, появлялся в доме своей матери неожиданно и так же неожиданно исчезал. 8. Она, бывало, часами сидела у открытого окна, глядя на лес за холмом. 9. Иногда она жаловалась на свою трудную жизнь, и ей становилось легче. 10. Я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по-английски лучше, чем раньше. 11. Теперь он совсем не курит, так как у него плохое здоровье, а ведь раньше он курил сигарету за сигаретой. 12. Он начал изучать французский, а в детстве он занимался английским с частным преподавателем. 13. Когда-то он был весьма состоятельным человеком.
Примечание: The Future Simple не употребляется в придаточных предложениях времени и условия после союзов if, when, till, until, before, after, as soon as, as long as, unless, on condition that, provided, in case. В этих предложениях вместо The Future Simple употребляется The Present Simple, хотя глагол на русский язык переводится будущим временем. I shall ask him about it when he arrives. We shall play volleyball if it doesn’t rain. Но!
Ways of talking about the future
Ех. 1. Use the proper form of the verbs using The Future Simple or The Present Simple. 1. I hope that kindness as well as justice (be) the guide of all people in future. 2. Don't get off the bus till it (stop). - Don't worry, I (not, do) it. 3. You mustn't cross the street until the light (change). 4. If you (look) after the luggage, I (buy) the tickets. - Sure, I (do) it. 5. You (get) home by bus or by taxi tomorrow? - I (take) a taxi. 6. I (see) you home? - No, thanks. I (go) home with my school friend. 7. If the car (be) out of order again, you (have to) call the service station, but I doubt if they (be able to) serve it very quickly. 8. Nobody (know) what (happen) in ten or twenty years if life (get) tougher and tougher. 9. I wonder if they (turn) to us if any need (arise). 10. My little son (want) to know if there (be) some cartoons on TV on Saturday. If there (be) some, he certainly (watch) them. 11. Everybody (be interested) if the weather (change) for the better next week. 12. I (leave) a message at the office in case the customer (phone). But it's difficult to say if he (do) it today. 13. He (wonder) if Caroline (change) her mind about going to the party. If that (happen), he'll be really glad. 14. Nobody can definitely tell us when he (come) back from London. But as soon as he (return), we (get in touch) with him. 15. —If Linda (want) to learn Italian, she (have to) attend a special course. — I wonder if it (cost) her a lot. 16. I (be) always by your side as long as you (promise) to listen to me.
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