Past Simple vs. Used To. Phrasal Verbs.

Past Simple vs. Used to

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Ці фразові дієслова є ключовими для теми Unit 4 (Prepare 9):

• 💨 Blow away — здувати (вітром) [The papers were blown away.].

• ☀️ Come out — з'являтися (про сонце після дощу) [The sun came out.].

• 🌲 Fall down — падати, валитися [Trees fell down during the storm.].

• 🔥 Burn down — згоріти вщент [The forest fire burnt down several houses.].

• 🌤️ Clear up — прояснюватися (про погоду) [The weather finally cleared up.].

• 🧯 Put out — гасити (вогонь) [Firefighters put out the fire.].

Task 1: Positive, Negative, or Question? (Ствердження, заперечення чи питання)

Вставте used to, didn't use to або did... use to відповідно до контексту.

1. When I was seven, I ___________________ (believe) that thunder was the sound of angels bowling.

2. ___________________ (there / be) a lot of snow in winter when you were a child?

3. Humans ___________________ (not / worry) about global warming two hundred years ago.

4. My sister ___________________ (not / like) camping, but now she loves sleeping in a tent.

5. What games ___________________ (you / play) before you got your first computer?

6. There ___________________ (be) a beautiful park here, but it burnt down in a forest fire last year.

Task 2: Past Simple vs Used To (Вибір правильного часу)

Оберіть правильний варіант: Past Simple (для одноразових дій у конкретний момент) або used to (для тривалих станів чи звичок, яких уже немає).

1. We moved / used to move to Kyiv in 2021.

2. I had / used to have a dog when I was younger, but unfortunately, it passed away.

3. Last weekend, a terrible storm broke / used to break our kitchen window.

4. People didn't use to wear / didn't wear high-tech survival clothes in the 19th century.

5. In July, lightning struck / used to strike that old oak tree twice.

6. The weather used to clear up / cleared up quickly in this area, but now it rains for days.

Task 3: Error Correction (Знайди помилку)

У кожному реченні є помилка у вживанні конструкції. Знайдіть та виправте її.

1. Did you used to listen to the weather forecast every morning?

2. My family used to going skiing every winter, but now we don't.

3. It didn't used to be so hot in September.

4. I use to swim in the river when I lived in the village. (Увага: дія відбувалася лише в минулому).

Task 4: Sentence Transformation (Перефразування)

Перепишіть речення, використовуючи used to / didn't use to так, щоб значення залишилося незмінним.

1. Example: I was in the habit of watching storms from my window.
   ➡️ I used to watch storms from my window.

2. In the past, people didn't know much about climate change.
   ➡️ People ___________________________________________________.

3. It's no longer a quiet village; it became a noisy town.
   ➡️ It __________________________________________________ a quiet village.

4. Were you a scout when you were at school?
   ➡️ ___________________________________________________ a scout when you were at school?

5. My dad always put out campfires very carefully, but he doesn't go camping anymore.
   ➡️ My dad ___________________________________________________ campfires very carefully.