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

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