Past perfect continuous tense

See EGU, U16, pp.32-33

Used to

Form: used to + bare infinitive

statement: I/You/He/She/It/We/They used to go swimming three times a week.

negative: I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t use to go the theatre very often.

            I/You/He/She/It/We/They/ never used to be good at Physics.

question: Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they use to play hockey here?

Usage

Would = Used to

Form: would + bare infinitive (infinitive without to)

See EGU, U18, pp.36-37, U36(c), pp.72-73

Attention! To talk about a past state which is no longer true, we can use used to, but

not would.

e.g. We used to have a house that was right next to the park.

Be/get used to doing (not to be confused with used to do)

Form: be/get used to + -ing-form/noun/pronoun

Usage:

Attention! When we want to speak about the process of becoming familiar with something, we use get used to.

e.g. I’m gradually getting used to studying six days a week

See EGU, U61, pp.122-123.

Question patterns:

We went fishing a lot last summer.

We didn’t play volleyball a lot.

a. Did you go fishing a lot last summer? – Yes, we did.

b. Did you play volleyball a lot? – No, we didn’t.

c. Did you go fishing or play volleyball a lot? – We went fishing a lot.

d. Who went fishing a lot last summer? – Wedid.

e. What did you do last summer? – We went fishing.

f. How often did you go fishing last summer? – A lot.

g. When did you go fishing a lot? – Last summer.

h. You went fishing a lot last summer, didn’t you? – Yes, we did.

i. You didn’t go fishing a lot, did you? – Yes, we did.

j. You didn’t play volleyball a lot, did you? – No, we didn’t.

k. You played volleyball a lot, didn’t you? – No, we didn’t.

      1.2 I had a lot of work last week.

I didn't have much free time.

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Alex used to go hunting with his friends when he lived in the north.

      He didn’t use to go hunting alone when he lived in the North.

a. Did Alex use to go hunting with his friends when he lived in the North? – Yes, he did.

b. Did he use to go hunting alone when he lived in the North? – No, he didn’t.

c. Did he use to go hunting alone or with his friends? – He went hunting with his friends.

d. Who went hunting with his friends when he lived in the North? – Alex did.

e. What did he do when he lived in the North? – He went hunting with his friends.

f. Who did he go hunting with? – He went hunting with his friends.

g. Alex used to go hunting with his friends when he lived in the North, didn’t he? – Yes, he did.

h. Alex didn’t use to go hunting with his friends, did he? – Yes, he did.

i. Alex used to go hunting alone, didn’t he? – No, he didn’t.

j. Alex didn’t use to go hunting alone, did he? – No, he didn’t.

      2.2. He used to go to the theatre every month when he lived in London.

He didn't use to go boating when he lived there.

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I was working with the computer when you phoned.

       I wasn’t watching TV when you phoned.

a. Were you working with the computer when I phoned? – Yes, I was.

b. Were you watching TV when I phoned? – No, I wasn’t.

c. Were you working with the computer or watching TV when I phoned? – I wasworking with my computer.

d. Who was working with the computer when I phoned? – I was.

e. What were you doing when I phoned? – I was working with the computer.

f. When were you working with the computer? – When you phoned.

g. You were working with the computer, weren’t you? – Yes, I was.

h. You weren’t working with the computer, were you? – Yes, I was.

i. You were watching TV when I phoned, weren’t you? – No, I wasn’t.

j. You weren’t watching TV, were you? – No, I wasn’t.

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