1 Read the conversation from GETTING STARTED and underline the examples of used to + infinitive.
Father:
This is a present for you, son.
Nguyen:
A kite!
How cool!
Thank you, dad.
Father:
I made it for you,
just like your grandfather
used to make
one for me.
Nguyen:
Is it a family tradition?
Father:
Yes, for generations.
Nguyen:
I love it.
So when you were a kid,
what did you
use to do
for entertainment?
Father:
Oh, it was
all very simple
back then.
We didn't have television
or the internet.
A mobile movie team
used to come
once every two months,
and everyone
from the village
would be there.
The children
were always early,
trying to get a place near the screen.
Nguyen:
I suppose
it was a special occasion,
wasn't it?
Father:
Sure.
Nguyen:
I wish
there were movie teams
like that now.
Father:
Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen:
Then how did you
get to know
about the world outside?
Father:
We had the radio;
actually, only wealthy people did.
The whole village
used to listen
to the news programme
through a loudspeaker.
Nguyen:
Wow, I can't imagine that.
Father:
I know.
The world's changed a lot, son.
It's much easier now.
Nguyen:
Do you miss the past, dad?
Father:
I suppose I do.
Sometimes
I wish
I could go back to that time.
Đáp án
Father:
This is a present for you, son.
Nguyen:
A kite!
How cool!
Thank you, dad.
Father:
I made it for you,
just like your grandfather
used to make
one for me.
Nguyen:
Is it a family tradition?
Father:
Yes, for generations.
Nguyen:
I love it.
So when you were a kid,
what did you
use to do
for entertainment?
Father:
Oh, it was
all very simple
back then.
We didn't have television
or the internet.
A mobile movie team
used to come
once every two months,
and everyone
from the village
would be there.
The children
were always early,
trying to get a place near the screen.
Nguyen:
I suppose
it was a special occasion,
wasn't it?
Father:
Sure.
Nguyen:
I wish
there were movie teams
like that now.
Father:
Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen:
Then how did you
get to know
about the world outside?
Father:
We had the radio;
actually, only wealthy people did.
The whole village
used to listen
to the news programme
through a loudspeaker.
Nguyen:
Wow, I can't imagine that.
Father:
I know.
The world's changed a lot, son.
It's much easier now.
Nguyen:
Do you miss the past, dad?
Father:
I suppose I do.
Sometimes
I wish
I could go back to that time.
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Grammar
1 Choose the correct answer.
We use used to and didn't use to + infinitive to talk about .
an activity that happened only once in the past
an activity that repeatedly happened in the past
an activity that started in the past and continues to the present
Đáp án
an activity that happened only once in the past
an activity that repeatedly happened in the past
an activity that started in the past and continues to the present
Giải thích
We use "used to" and "didn't use to" + infinitive to talk about an activity that repeatedly happened in the past. Dịch nghĩa: Chúng ta sử dụng "used to" và "didn't use to" + động từ nguyên thể để nói về một hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ.