Ex. 4. Use one of the following tense forms: Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous:
1. This man (to be) a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books
since he was a young man. He already (to write) eight books.
2. What you (to do) here since morning?
3. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the
house. She (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the
floor and (to dust) the furniture. Now they (to cook) dinner together.
4. He (to run) now. He (to run) for ten minutes without any rest.
5. Where he (to be) now? He (to play) volleyball with his friends. They
(to play) since breakfast time.
6. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990.
7. This is the factory where my father (to work). He (to work) here for
fifteen years.
8. You (to find) your notebook? - No! I still (to look) for it. I already
(to look) for it for two hours, but (not to find) it.
9. You (to play) with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do
your homework.
10. Wake up! You (to sleep) for ten hours already

Решение #

1 used to/would

2 used to

3 didn't use to

4 used to/would

5 didn't use to

6 used to/would

6 Complete the sentences with used to or didn't use to. In which sentences could you also use would?

1 When I was a child, we used to go camping every summer by a beautiful lake.

2 I used to play football three times a week, but I don't anymore.

3 I didn’t use to like vegetables very much, but I love them now.

4 When I was younger, I used to go for long walks in the countryside with my family.

5 In the past, people didn’t use to lock their doors around here, but they do now.

6 My brother Tom used to make fun of me all the time when we were kids.

1. He has changed so much. If you met him, you would not recognize him. 2. If I were in your place, I would consult with my parents. 3. If a tram came up now, we would not be late. If he knew it would upset you, he would be more careful. 5. If you helped me to solve this problem, I would be very grateful to you. 6. It is a pity that it did not occur to us earlier to look for a book in the library. We would have done the job on time and would be free now. 7. It is a pity that we had so few lessons. If we worked harder, we would know the language better. 8. If he did not regularly go to training, he would not have achieved such success in competitions. 9. If you had warned me in advance, I would have already been in Moscow.