1. Past tenses, used to

2. Regular and irregular verbs
Past tense
Kick
Run
Fall
Win
Put
Try
Take
Fly
Bring
Choose
Catch
Steal
Meet
Buy
Keep
Wear
Sell
Ring

3. Regular and irregular verbs
Past tense
Kick
Kicked
Run
Ran
Fall
Fell
Win
Won
Put
Try
Tried
Take
Took
Fly
Flew
Bring
Brought
Choose
Chose
Catch
Caught
Steal
Stole
Meet
Met
Buy
Bought
Keep
Kept
Wear
Wore
Sell
Sold
Ring
Rang

4. What’s the difference between the following sentences?
When we arrived, they introduced the main conference speakers
When we arrived, they were introducing the main conference speakers

5. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
It (rain) very hard when the bus (leave) the school. When we (get) home, my Aunt Carol and Uncle Arthur (wait) for us. They (tell) us to run into their basement. When I (look) up the road, I (see) that a tornado (come) towards our house. We all (run) towards the shelter. But it was too late. The tornado (pass) over us while we (try) to get down the stairs. We (close) the door when the wind suddenly (pull) it off. The noise was as loud as a train, and it was very dark. My uncle (hold) me down when suddenly the tornado (lift) him and (throw) him against a wall. Everybody (scream) for help while the tornado (throw) things on top of us. Suddenly the wind (stop) . It (become) very quiet. My uncle and sister were hurt, but we all (survive) .

6. It was raining very hard when the bus left the school
It was raining very hard when the bus left the school. When we got home, my Aunt Carol and Uncle Arthur were waiting for us. They told us to run into their basement. When I looked up the road, I saw that a tornado was coming towards our house. We all ran towards the shelter. But it was too late. The tornado was passing over us while we were trying to get down the stairs. We were closing the door when the wind suddenly pulled it off. The noise was as loud as a train, and it was very dark. My uncle was holding me down when suddenly the tornado lifted him and threw him against a wall. Everybody was screaming for help while the tornado was throwing things on top of us. Suddenly the wind stopped. It became very quiet. My uncle and sister were hurt, but we all survived.

7. TALKING ABOUT THE PAST: USED TO/WOULD
Both used to and would can be used to describe repeated actions in the past. (I used to go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young).
Used to and would can be used to refer to single actions in the past. (In 1992 I would move from London to Leeds).
Used to can be used to describe past states, with verbs such as be, have and live. (I used to live in France).
Would can be used to refer to states. (He would have beard when he was a student).

8. Used to
We can talk about past habits, actions or states with Simple Past or “used to”.
I went/used to go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young.
I ate/used to eat a lot of sweets in the past but I’m on a diet now.
I had/used to have a really long hair when I was in high school.
We can also talk about past habits and actions with “would” too. We cannot use “would” to talk about past states.
I went/used to go/would go fishing with my dad every summer when I was young.
I ate/used to eat/would eat a lot of sweets in the past but I’m on a diet now.
I had/used to have/*would have a really long hair when I was in highs school.

9. When I lived in Japan I would/used to eat sushi every day.
Look at the following sentences, decide if we can only use “used to” or if “would” is also possible.
When I lived in Japan I would/used to eat sushi every day.
When I was a kid I didn’t use to/wouldn’t like olives.
My dad used to/would have a big green land rover.
He used to/would drive it through the forest on bumpy tracks.
When I was a teenager I used to/would love heavy metal music, now it’s too loud for me.

10. Form
Statements
I used to drink five cups of coffee every day but I stopped a year ago.
When I was a teenager I used to love Lily.
There used to be a supermarket but now it’s a restaurant.
Negative Sentence
He didn’t (did not) use to workout regularly.
We didn’t use to go out together.
Question
Did you use to watch a lot of TV?
Did she use to exercise every day?

11. Correct the mistakes.
Did Todd used to go skiing in the Alps? We didn't use to fight like this. Herbert used to play basketball after school. I didn’t used to like broccoli when I was younger, but I love it now. Didn’t she use to live in the same street as us? We use to love going to the museum, didn’t we? It didn’t use to be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.