Used to
Used to Used to
No, I didn’t. I used to ride a bike. Did you use to go skateboarding when you were younger, Dad?
La forma used to + forma base del verbo principale si usa, soltanto al passato, per: azioni che erano abituali nel passato, ma non lo sono più nel presente
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Did your father use to have a skateboard when he was a teenager? Tuo padre aveva uno skateboard quando era adolescente? Where did your grandparents use to live? Dove vivevano I tuoi nonni?
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Forma interrogativa (?)
Did + sogg. + use to + forma base
Completa le frasi con used to e il verbo suggerito.
2 Alex ____________ cheerful. He isn’t right now. 3 He ____________ to the disco on Saturdays. He never goes there nowadays.
situazioni che esistevano nel passato, ma sono cambiate.
I didn’t use to stay up late when I was a child. Non stavo alzato fino a tardi quando ero piccolo.
sogg. + didn’t use to + forma base
1 Luca ____________ in the afternoons. Now he studies after dinner.
Dad used to have long hair when he was younger. Papà aveva I capelli lunghi, quando era più giovane.
l’ausiliare did / didn’t + use to + forma base del verbo principale
Forma negativa estesa ( )
used to wear jeans. She always Alice ________________ wears dresses now.
She used to be very patient. Now she isn’t. Era molto paziente. Ora non lo è.
Le forme negativa e interrogativa si costruiscono con:
sogg. + used to + forma base
Forma affermativa
! Corrisponde all’imperfetto.
My grandparents used to live in the country but now they live in the city. I miei nonni abitavano in campagna, ma ora vivono in città.
Forma affermativa ( )
4 She ____________ late on Sundays. She gets up very early now.
Forma affermativa, negativa e interrogativa
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Riordina le parole. Scrivi su un foglio e inseriscilo qui. town / to / quiet / this / used / be This town used to be quiet. ____________________________ 1 play / in / to / band / they / used / a / . 2 and / fish / chips / used / to / I / eat / . 3 TV / watch / use / didn’t / to / we / . 4 dresses / use / didn’t / to / she / wear / . 5 have / to / motorbike / a / he / use / did / ? 6 violin / use / the / did / play / you / to / ?