Question

2 For 1–8 below decide
which sentences are correct. Then

decide why the
incorrect sentences are wrong.

 


1 I would work at
the post office during holidays when I

was young.

 

2 Students used to
play silly games, but they would never

hurt anyone.

 

3 My father would
work as a lawyer, but he didn’t do it for

long.

 

4 People in my
hometown would hold lots of parties at all

times of the
year.

 

5 My uncle used to
mend machinery and would even build

his own car.

 

6 My brothers and
sisters didn’t use to go to university.

They went
straight into work after secondary school.

 

7 As a rule,
people left their doors unlocked; there never

used to be any
break-ins.

 

8 People didn’t
use to throw things out rather than

mending
them, as they do now

Answer 1

2 For 1–8 below decide which sentences are correct. Then decide why the
incorrect sentences are wrong.
1 I would work at the post office during holidays when I was young. wrong
2 Students used to play silly games, but they would never hurt anyone. correct
3 My father would work as a lawyer, but he didn’t do it for long. wrong
4 People in my hometown would hold lots of parties at all times of the year. correct
5 My uncle used to mend machinery and would even build his own car. correct
6 My brothers and sisters didn’t use to go to university. They went straight into work after secondary school. wrong
7 As a rule, people left their doors unlocked; there never used to be any break-ins.
wrong
8 People didn’t use to throw things out rather than mending them, as they do now. correct