UNIT 4

I. Used to do something (Đã từng làm gì)

Chỉ một thói quen, một hành động thường xuyên xảy ra trong quá khứ và bây giờ không còn nữa.

Ex: I used to drive to work but now I take the bus.

* Phân biệt giữa USED TO, BE/GET USED TO, BE USED FOR

- Used to do something: Đã từng làm việc gì trong quá khứ mà nay không làm nữa. Đây là mẫu câu chỉ sử dụng ở thời quá khứ.

Ex: I used to get up early in the morning when I was a student (But I don’t get up early now).

* 
Be/ get used to N/ doing something: (trở nên/ dần) quen với. Mẫu câu này có thể sử dụng ở thời quá khứ, hiện tại hoặc tương lai. Trong cấu trúc này, “used” là một tính từ và “to” là một giới từ.

Ex:      I am used to getting up early in the morning.

Tôi quen với việc dậy sớm vào buổi sáng.

- Hình thức bị động của “used to” được dùng trong câu bị động, mang nghĩa để làm gì:

II. WISH DÙNG TRONG HIỆN TẠI

Để diễn đạt một ước muốn không thể thực hiện được trong tương lai.

Ex: We wish we could go for a picnic this weekend.

EXCERCISES

I. USED TO

1. Put in a to-infinitive or to + ing-form. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. When I was a child, I used                    (dream) of being an astronaut.

2. I’m terribly nervous. I’m not used                    (speak) to a large audience.

3. It took us ages to get used                   (live) in an apartment house.

4. Lots of trains used                    (stop) here, but not many do now.

5. Didn’t Nick use                     (work) on a building site?

6. I’ll have an orange juice, please. I’m not used                     (drink) alcohol.

7. David doesn’t seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he’s got used                     (be) there.

8. When Laura was at college, she used                   (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.

9. There used                   (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.

10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn’t used                    (drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.

2. Write a sentence for each of the following, using used to or didn't use to.

1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

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2. Iquite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.

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3. Iseem to have lost interest in my work.

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4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.

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5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.

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6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.

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7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.

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8. When he has younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.

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9. Ieat ice-cream now, but I dislike eating it when I was a child.

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10. Now there are more traffic accidents than there used to be.

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3. Rewrite these sentences, using “used to” or a suitable tense of “be (not) used to”.

1. John still finds the cold weather difficult

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2. Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young?

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3. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italy family.

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4. It is Christ’s habit to drive to work every day

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5. Mr. Michael grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.

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6. Ican’t do without fresh coffee. I drink it every day.

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7. My mother works in a modern office, but she finds it strange to use a computer.

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8. Archie didn’t fight with Lulu, in the past.

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9. Frank lives alone. He doesn’t mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years.

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10.1 find it difficult to get up early.

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II. WISH

1. Complete the following conversations using the appropriate tense of the verbs I in brackets. Then practice the conversations with your partner.

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