Exercise 3

THE USE OF THE PAST INDEFINITE AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps with 'would' or 'used to' (if both are possible use 'would'), then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!


The use of 'used to' and 'would' to denote repetition or habit in the past

Used to + infinitive
Past actions which no longer take place (with dynamic verbs)
Did you use to get free milk at school?
Past states which no longer exist (with stative verbs)
Lithuania used to be part of the Soviet Union.

Would + infinitive
Past actions which no longer take place (with dynamic verbs)
We would get up early every Saturday.










1. Every day the young prince go hunting in the forest.
2. Wild animals come into the garden at night.
3. I enjoy computer games, but I've grown tired of them.
4. Brian speak Italian quite well, but he's forgotten it all.
5. Every day Anna wake up at 4.00 am and go to work at the bakery.
6. My mother play the piano and sing after dinner.
7. I own a racing bike but I sold it and bought a scooter.
8. Tony believe that one day he would be famous.
9. When I was a student I go to bed about 1.00 am.
10. Helen live in an old boat on the canal.