Used to et would – Fiche 1

Complétez les phrases avec la forme correcte de used to et le verbe entre parenthèses.

Exemple: My uncle ___ (drive) a taxi. → used to drive

1. When I was a child, I (play) football in the street every day.

2. My sister (not / like) cheese, but now she eats it all the time.

3. (you / have) a pet when you were young?

4. This building (be) a cinema. Now it's a supermarket.

5. We (not / go) abroad on holiday when I was a kid.

6. Where (your parents / work) before they retired?

7. Marco (wear) glasses, but now he wears contact lenses.

8. (Anna / walk) to school, or did she take the bus?

Complétez les phrases avec les mots de l'encadré. Vous pouvez utiliser un mot plusieurs fois. Deux mots ne servent pas.

Exemple: We ___ live in a house with a big garden. → used to

Banque de mots used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to

9. I Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to have long hair when I was a teenager.

10. On Sundays, my grandmother Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to tell us stories by the fire.

11. Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to your brother use to play the guitar?

12. They Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to live in a small flat in the city centre.

13. I didn't Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to enjoy maths at school.

14. Every evening after dinner, we Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to go for a walk along the beach.

15. Lena Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to know how to swim until she was twelve.

16. My dad Choisir… used towoulduse todidn't use toDiduses towas used to believe in ghosts, but he doesn't anymore.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécrivez la phrase correcte.

Exemple: She used to played the piano. → She used to play the piano.

17. I use to live in Madrid when I was a student.

18. Did you used to play tennis?

19. She didn't used to drink coffee.

20. We would have a dog called Max.

21. My father used to working in a bank.

22. When I was a child, I would to visit my aunt every summer.

23. Tom would be very shy at school.

24. There used to being a park here.

Réécrivez chaque phrase en utilisant le mot entre parenthèses. Gardez le même sens et supprimez « in the past ».

Exemple: In the past, Lucy cycled to work. (used to) → Lucy used to cycle to work.

25. In the past, Jack smoked. (used to)

26. In the past, Maria didn't eat meat. (use)

27. Was there a library in this street in the past? (use)

28. Every summer we went camping in the mountains. (would)

29. In the past, Sam had a lot of free time. (used to)

30. Did you go to the same school as your cousin in the past? (use)

31. My mum always sang to me at bedtime when I was little. (would)

Remettez les mots dans le bon ordre pour former des phrases ou des questions.

Exemple: used / he / to / tall / be / not / very → no example needed; start with the subject.

32. used / I / to / in / live / a / village

33. you / did / use / play / to / chess

34. didn't / we / to / use / television / a / have

35. would / every / my / morning / us / wake / grandfather / early

36. there / to / be / used / a / here / bakery

37. where / your / did / family / use / to / live

38. sister / my / to / shy / be / used / very