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Exercise 15. Give three forms of the following verbs:

Лежати; бути; ховати; ламати; давати; думати; купувати; будувати; починати; ловити, хапати; обирати; пити; різати; приносити; малювати; летіти; їсти; рости; почувати; водити; боротися; тримати; знати; залишати; пробачати; вести, очолювати; замерзати; чути; вішати; годувати; палити; покласти; кусати; мати справу; мріяти; вибухати; забороняти; вдаряти.

Exercise 16. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Past Simple.

1. Mother … (clean) the windows twice last week.

2. They … (not/go) on holiday to Spain last year.

3. Tina … (not/sing) in the school concert yesterday.

4. Paul often … (fight) with his brother when they were young.

5. Mother Teresa … (help) the poor people of India.

6. Her sister … (bake) this beautiful cake on Monday.

7. … (Sam/enjoy) his trip to Wales last weekend?

8. John … (fall) and … (hurt) his knee.

Exercise 17. Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb from the box. Use the correct form of the verb.

e.g. Columbus ____America in 1492.

– Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Become, begin, create, cut, destroy, open, paint, sell, send, write

1. Shakespeare ___ ‘Hamlet’ in 1603.

2. The Second World War ___ in 1939.

3. Alexander the Great ___ the Gordian knot with his sword.

4. Russia ___ Alaska to the American government in 1867 for $7,200,000.

5. George Washington ___ Benjamin Franklin to Paris as the first American ambassador in France.

6. Hawaii ___ the 50th state in 1959.

7. The Great Fire of 1666 ___ many buildings and churches in London.

8. Walter Disney ___ such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

9. Disneyland, the famous amusement park, ___in 1971.

10. Leonardo da Vinci ____ such famous pictures as ‘The Mona Lisa’ and ‘The Last Supper’.

Exercise 18. Translate the following.

1. Білл навчився говорити французькою мовою в дитинстві. Він кілька років жив з батьками у Франції. 2. Батьки Ганни давно померли, і її виховувала тітка. 3. В дитинстві Маргарет мріяла стати актрисою. 4. Вони запросили Джона на вечірку, але він не прийняв запрошення. 5. Ми постукали у двері, але ніхто не відповів. 6. Хто навчив тебе плавати? 7. Микола зробив дуже хорошу доповідь минулого тижня. Вона була про український живопис. 8. – Ми вчора ходили в музей. – Петро також ходив з вами? – Ні, він був зайнятий. 9. Борис переклав текст без словника. Той текст був досить легкий. 10. – Коли ти взяв цю книжку в бібліотеці? – Тиждень тому. 11. Яку оцінку ти вчора одержав? Учитель був задоволений твоєю відповіддю?

Used to do smth/ would / be (get) used to doing smth

Exercise 19. Look at the pictures and say what Peter used to do and what he does now.

e.g. Peter used to live in a email house, but now he lives in a big house.

Exercise 20. Add used to or didn’t used to.

1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

I used to be rich.

2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn t keen on it when I was younger.

3. I seem to have lost interest in my work. speaking English.

4. My sister can't borrow my jeans any more, she's put on so much weight.

5. I don't mind air travel now that I can afford First Class.

6. My brother had his hair cut short when he left college

7. I gave up smoking five years ago.

8. My parents lived in the USA when I was a child.

9. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.

10. Since we've lived in the countryside, we've been much happier.

Exercise 21. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts as in the example.

SA: Did you use to play with your friends when you were five?

SB: Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

play with your friends?	listen to fairy tales?
watch many cartoons?	have a bath every day?
go to bed late?	drink milk?
cry a lot?	dress yourself?
make your bed?	get pocket money?

Exercise 22. Look at the pictures below. Picture A shows what people used to do in their freee time sixty years ago and Picture B what they do nowadays. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below as in the example.

e.g. SA: Did people use to watch TV sixty years ago?

SB: No, they didn't

Watch TV - dress differently - spend more time together - talk each other a lot - go out at night much - read more

Exercise 23. Choose the correct answer.

0. I come from London, so I’m / I'm getting used to big cities.

1. After London, it's hard to be / get used to living in the country. It's very different.

2. It took me a few weeks to be / get used to my new surroundings.

3. I'm not / I'm not getting used to the silence. I miss the noise.

4. At the moment my parents have to drive me everywhere. I don't like that because I'm / I'm getting used to being independent.

5. The pace of life here seems a bit slow, but I'm sure I'll be / get used to it.

6. Change is hard for everyone, but we 're / get used to new things quite quickly.

Exercise 24. Add an appropriate form of use, used to, be used to, or get used to.

1. We … live in a country, but now we live in the town.

2. I don't like town life but I hope I will soon … it.

3. I lost my pen last week, so I … my sister s to write the examination yesterday.

4. He comes from Scotland. He ... cold weather.

5. I … hate this work, but I quite like it now that I … it.

6. They … take the bus but now they always … flip car.

7. We swim all through the winter. We … swimming in cold water.

8. He … make a lot of mistakes, but now he … speaking English.

Exercise 25. Complete the sentences. Use used to or would and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both are possible.

0. We …would … to two or three films every week. (go)

1. We … home very early in the morning when we went on holiday. (leave)

2. A few years ago, I … many friends, but I do now. (not have)

3. … near the airport? (you / live)

4. We … hours talking about our dreams. (spend)

5. She … us funny stories about the animals on the farm. (tell)

6. There … many cars on the road in those days. (not be)

7. I … all kinds of ball games when I was a child. (love)

8. My dad … football with us on Sundays when we were little. (play)

Exercise 26. Use would where possible, or if you cannnot, used to. N.B.: One of the verbs must not be changed.

I (1. was) a keen footballer when I (2. was) at school I (3. played) for a local boys’ team and every Saturday afternoon I (4. got) on my bicycle and (5. rode) off the park where there (6. were) several small football pitches in those days. Sometimes we (8. lost), but we always (9. enjoyed) ourselves immensely. After the game I usually (10. chatted) with others for an hour or so. Then I (11. hurried) home to tea. My mother and I (12. lived) in the little house next to the school. She always (13. prepared) a bath for me, and we (14. had) tea together immediately afterwards.

Exercise 27. Translate the following sentences:

1.Сара зазвичай не чистила картоплю щодня. 2. Вони бувало зупиняли таксі біля дому? 3. Ми звикли жарити картоплю щосуботи. 4. Чи бувало ти сумував за мамою у дитинстві? 5. Ми зазвичай рибалили в цьому озері багато років тому. 6. Його бабуся бувало підслизувася на льоду узимку. 7. Брауни не звикли лазити у гори щоліта. 8. Мій молодший брат бувало знущався з нашого кошеняти. 9. Секретар зазвичай не друкував листи щоп’ятниці. 10. Сміти бувало працювали допізна?