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The key answer of exercise 10

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 11.1 - Childhood influences for the textbook New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Araminta Crace and Richard Acklam from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Rewrite the sentences with would + infinitive, where possible.
  2. Which of the sentences above can you rewrite with used to + infinitive?

Answer

a)

  1. My cousin and I would play together for hours.
  2. My maths teacher would help me when I didn’t understand something.
  3. My older brother was my hero, but he wouldn’t talk to me much.
  4. I would spend hours every day listening to The Beatles in my bedroom.

b)

  1. My cousin and I used to play together for hours.
  2. The footballer Pelé used to be my role model when I was growing up.
  3. My maths teacher used to help me when I didn’t understand something.
  4. My older brother was my hero, but he didn’t use to talk to me much.
  5. My parents used to be very supportive of me when I was a child.
  6. I used to spend hours every day listening to The Beatle in my bedroom.

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