GRAMMARWAY 2 - UNIT 2

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 2 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VI intitulat ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK – GRAMMARWAY 2, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Jenny Dooney si Virginia Evans, Editia 1998

UNIT 2:– Past Simple – Used to

Exercise 1

+ ed: prayed, called, missed, enjoyed, looked

+ d: closed, loved, danced, phoned, lived

-y – ied: studied, cried, tidied, tried, carried

double consonant + ed: traveled, stopped, robbed, dropped, referred

Exercise 2

2. She turned it off half an hour ago.

3. He stopped six months ago.

4. She baked it half an hour ago.

5. She arranged it two weeks ago.

6. He moved three days ago.

7. He tidied it two hours ago.

Exercise 3

/id/ : arrested, visited, needed, loaded, accepted, persuaded

/t/: washed, worked, helped, cooked, finished, watched, laughed, passed, typed

/d/: opened, carried, cleaned, lived, stayed, arranged, rubbed

Exercise 4

2. A: Did you watch B: didn’t enjoy

3. A: Did your neighbours move B: helped

4. A: crashed B: survived

5. A: didn’t play

6. A: Did you see B: had

Exercise 5

2. didn’t go (definite/ stated time)

3. didn’t sing (definite/ stated time)

4. fought (repeated past action)

5. helped (people who are no longer alive)

6. baked (definite/ stated time)

7. Did Sam enjoy (definite/ stated time)

8. fell, hurt (actions happening immediately one after the other)

Exercise 6

A.

2. decided

3. needed

4. decorated

5. planted

6. made

7. moved

B.

2. painted

3. took

4. loved

5. created

6. died

Exercise 7

2. wanted

3. gave

4. left

5. began

6. discovered

7. died

8. took

9. set off

10. survived

11. arrived

12. were

Exercise 8

3. SA: Did they leave Spain in 1619?

    SB: No, they didn’t. They left Spain in 1519.

4. SA: Was the journey long and dangerous?

    SB: Yes, it was.

5. SA: Did Magellan discover the Pacific Ocean?

    SB: Yes, he did.

6. SA: Did Magellan die with soldiers in a battle?

    SB: Yes, he did.

7. SA: Did a Spanish sailor complete the voyage?

    SB: Yes, he did.

8. SA: Did the remaining ship reach Spain in 1523?

    SB: No, it didn’t. it reached Spain in 1522.

Exercise 9

2. worked

3. did you do

4. took

5. Did you earn

6. spent

7. did you spend

8. went

9.Did you have

10. was

Exercise 10

2. SA: Who did you go with?

    SB: I went with my parents and my sister.

3. SA: Did you have a good time?

    SB: Yes, we did. It was wonderful.

4. SA: Did you stay at a camp-site?

    SB: No, we didn’t. We stayed at a hotel.

5. SA: Was the weather good?

    SB: Yes, it was. It was hot almost every day.

6. SA: What did you do every day?

    SB: We drove around the countryside and visited the town.

7. SA: Did you eat at restaurant?

    SB: No, we didn’t. We usually ate at the hotel, or we went on picnics.

8. SA: Did you go to the beach?

    SB: Yes, we did. We often went to the beach in the morning.

Exercise 11

2. Peter used to go to work by bus, but now he goes to work by car.

3. Peter used to eat at home, but now eats out.

4. Peter used to watch TV, but now he goes to the theatre.

5. Peter used to spend his holidays at a camp-site, but now he spends his holidays travelling.

Exercise 12

2. used to drink

3. used to live

4. Did you use to go

5. didn’t use to like

6. didn’t use to eat

7. used to play

8. used to spend

Exercise 13

Raspunsurile elevilor

Exercise 14

2. B

3. A

4. A

5. B

6. A

7. B

8. C

9.A

10. B

Oral Activity

SA: Did people use to dress differently sixty years ago?

SB: Yes, they did.

SA: Did people use to spend more time together sixty years ago?

SB: Yes, they did.

SA: Did people use to talk to each other a lot sixty years ago?

SB: Yes, they did.

SA: Did people use to go out at night much sixty years ago?

SB: No, they didn’t.

SA: Did people use to read more sixty years ago?

SB: Yes, they did.

Writing Activity

1. didn’t have/ didn’t use to have

2. didn’t watch/ didn’t use to watch

3. talked/ used to talk

4. don’t talk

5. spend

6. dressed/ used to dress

7. wore/ used to wear

8. wore/ used to wear

… Now, everyone wears different clothes. Women don’t usually wear long dresses any more and men don’t always wear a suit and tie.

    Sixty years ago people used to spend/ spent more time together. They used to talk/ talked to each other a lot. They didn’t use to go out at night much, but nowadays they do. Sixty years ago people used to read/ read more, but nowadays they don’t.