Quiznet BBC Learning English Page 2 of 3bbclearningenglish.com BBC Learning English - Quiznet Grammar usedtoFor each of the six questi ons choose the one correct answer. 1. Whi ch of the foll owing i s NOT possi bl e? WhenI li ved i n Spain, we ____ real ly late at ni ght, may be 10 or 11 o'cl ock. a. were used to eat b. ate c. used to eat d. woul d eat 2. Di d you see the Pri me Minist ers speech? He ________ about debt reli ef i n developi ng count ri es. a. speak b. spoke c. spoken d. used to speak 3. Whi ch of the foll owing i s NOT correct?I remember our tri ps to the seasi de whenI was a li ttl e boy, we ________ all day playi ng in t he sea. a. woul d spend b. used to spend c. spended d. spent 4. When Guil laume li ved i n France he ________ 20 ci garettes a day. a. used to smoke b. used to smoking c. was used to smoke d. used to smoked 5. Whi ch i s the bestresponse to use i n every day conversati on? FirstI found li ving i n the city very stressful, but nowI guess ___________. a. I'm used to it b. I 'm accustomed to i t c. I'm f amili ar wi th i t d. I used to 6. Jean ________ hi s new j ob l ast week, he' s worki ng i n the new call centre downtown. a. used to start b. woul d start c. started d. had started Quiznet BBC Learning English Page 3 of 3bbclearningenglish.com BBC Learning English - Quiznet Grammar usedtoAnswers 1. Whi ch of the foll owing i s NOT possi bl e? WhenI li ved i n Spain, we ______ real ly late at ni ght, maybe 10 or 11 o' cl ock. a. were usedto eat- 'We were used to eat' is not possible. It isthe correct answer. b. ate- 'ate' i s the past of eat. c. used to eat - ' We used to eat' descri bes a past habi t e.g. He used t o smoke(maybe for a l ong time), but now he doesn't. d. woul d eat - ' We would eat' descri bes a past habi t e.g. 'We woul d eatreall y l ate at ni ght' 2. Di d you see the Pri me Minist ers speech? He ____ about debt reli ef i n developi ng count ries. a. speak- 'Speak' i s the present f orm, what's the past of speak? b. spoke- 'Spoke' isthe past of speak. Correctc. spoken- 'Spoken' i s the past parti ci pl e of speak. d. used to speak- 'Used to speak' describes a past habi t - something which happened a l ot. 3. Whi ch of the foll owing i s NOT correct?I remember our tri ps to the seasi de when I was a li ttl e boy, we ________ all day playi ng in t he sea. a. woul d spend - Use 'woul d + i nf i ni tive' toremember things i n the past, of t en wi th a ' nostal gi c vi si on' of the past. b. used to spend- Use 'used to + i nf i ni ti ve' to tal k about past habi ts- thi ngs whi ch happened of ten. c. spended- Spended isnt possible- what'sthe irregular past form of spend? Correct. d. spent- Spent can be used to descri be thi ngs whi ch happened once or more that once. 4. When Guil laume li ved i n France he ________ 20 ci garettes a day. a. used to smoke - describes a past habit. He usedto smoke(maybe for a longtime), but now he doesn't. Correct b. used to smoking- 'Used to smoki ng' i s not correct. c. was used to smoke- 'Was used t o smoke' is not correct. d. used to smoked- Used to smoked i s not correct 5. Whi ch i s the bestresponse to use i n everyday conversati on? FirstI found li vi ng i n the city very stressful, but nowI guess ___________. a. I'm used to it - suggests something was(but is not now) unfamiliar or strange. Correct b. I 'm accust omed to i t- i s very formal not f or everyday conversation c. I'm f amili ar wi th i t - i s very formal- not for everyday conversationd. I used to- i s not correct, y ou need to use an obj ect af t er t he verb i .e. I'm used to somethi ng. 6. Jean ________ hi s new j ob l ast week, he' s worki ng i n the new call centre downtown. a. used to start- suggests somethi ng happenedregul arl y- he used to start at 8 am(everyday). b. woul d start- suggests somethi ng happenedregul arl y- he would start at 8 am (every day). c. started - is correct asthis action happened only once. Correct d. had started- i s not correct- use thi s verb form(past perfect) to descri be thi ngs whi ch happen before another ti me i n the past.