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Grammar used to… For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer. 1. Which of the following is NOT possible? When I lived in Spain, we ____ really late at night, maybe 10 or 11 o'clock. a. were used to eat b. ate c. used to eat d. would eat 2. Did you see the Prime Minister’s speech? He ________ about debt relief in developing countries. a. speak b. spoke c. spoken d. used to speak 3. Which of the following is NOT correct? I remember our trips to the seaside when I was a little boy, we ________ all day playing in the sea. a. would spend b. used to spend c. spended d. spent 4. When Guillaume lived in France he ________ 20 cigarettes a day. a. used to smoke b. used to smoking c. was used to smoke d. used to smoked 5. Which is the best response to use in everyday conversation? “First I found living in the city very stressful, but now I guess ___________.” a. I'm used to it b. I 'm accustomed to it c. I'm familiar with it d. I used to 6. Jean ________ his new job last week, he's working in the new call centre downtown. a. used to start b. would start c. started d. had started

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Grammar used to… Answers 1. Which of the following is NOT possible? When I lived in Spain, we ______ really late at night, maybe 10 or 11 o'clock. a. were used to eat - 'We were used to eat' is not possible. It is the correct answer. b. ate - 'ate' is the past of eat. c. used to eat - 'We used to eat' describes a past habit e.g. He used to smoke (maybe for a long time), but now he doesn't. d. would eat - 'We would eat' describes a past habit e.g. 'We would eat really late at night' 2. Did you see the Prime Minister’s speech? He ____ about debt relief in developing countries. a. speak - 'Speak' is the present form, what's the past of speak? b. spoke - 'Spoke' is the past of speak. Correct c. spoken - 'Spoken' is the past participle of speak. d.