1. 1. USED TO + INFINITIVE

2. 2. SUBJECT & OBJECT QUESTIONS

USAGE:We use “ used to” to describe past habits, routines, and states that are now finished

I used to laugh a lot ( but now, I don’t laugh any more)

USED TO + INFINITIVE

Example : One day , in a park, 2 old women met each others. They recalled continually about their past life. One said:

“ I used to be a very beautiful girl” (1)

One replied:“ I used to have an attractive smile like Mona Lisa” (2)

(1) Now, she is no longer beautiful.

(2) Now, she doesn’t have an attractive smile like Mona Lisa anymore.

What is the negative form of used to?

Used not/ usedn’t

Eg:

+ She used not /usedn’t to like Tom but she quite likes him now+ You used not/ usedn’t to go to England but you are in London now+ They used not/ usedn’t to eat rice

What is the question form of used to?

• Interrogative : used + S

eg: Used she like him?

• Negative interrogative: used + S + not / usedn’t + S

eg: Used she not like him?Or: Usedn’t she like him?

Questions can also be formed with did: did ( not) use to

Eg: I used to drink beerDid you use to drive bicycle?

I usedn’t to drink beer=> Didn’t you use to drive car?

Exercise: Change these sentences into negative and question form:

1. She used to be famous

2. They used to live in Paris

3. He used to work as a doctor.

1. She usedn’t to be famous Used she to be famous?

2. They usedn’t to live in Paris Used they to live in Paris?

3. He usedn’t to work as a doctor Did he use to work as a doctor

EXERCISE:

A B1. I usually drive to work

2. I used to drive to work

3. I am used to driving to work

a. An activity which I do regularly, and which is no longer new or difficult

b. A present habit or routine

c. A past habit or routine

Match the sentences in A with the categories in B

1 b

2 c

3 a

SUBJECT & OBJECT QUESTIONS

• What is subject questions?

• What is object questions?

• The differences between them?

• Subject questions1. Somebody built up good

contacts with airlines Who built up good

contacts with airlines?

2. Something opened in 1996

=> What opened in 1996?

• Object questions1. Dinesh built up good

contacts with somebody. Who did Dinesh build up

good contacts with?

2. Customers buy tickets from somewhere.

=> Where do customers buy tickets from?

Example:

DIFFERENCES:

• Subject questions ask to find out about the subject.

• In Subject questions, who, what ,which… are used as subjects.

• We don’t use auxiliary verbs in subject questions

• Object questions ask about objects.

• In Object questions, who, what ,etc. are used as objects.

• We use auxiliary verbs in object questions

Exercises: Put the following words in order to make a question. Remember to conjugate the verbs and add an auxiliary verb if required.

1.which/you/television/ buy

2.him/invite/who/dinner/to/ yesterday

3. he/who/visit/last week/

4.book/they/read/which/for/ class

5. who/ask/question/the

1.Which television do you buy?

2. Who invited him to dinner yesterday?

3. Who did he visit last week?

4. Which book are they reading for the class?

5.Who asked the question?

What kind of verb do we often use in the short answer to a subject question?

Example: Match the questions in A with the answers in B:

1. Which company brings old school friends into contact with each other?

2. Who set up Friends Reunited in 1999?

3. What did they launch in 2002?

4. Which company has recently opened sites in European countries?

a. Julie, Stephen, and Jason did.

b. Friends Reunited does.

c. Friends Reunited has.

d. Sites in Australia.

1 b

2 a

3 d

4 c

Auxiliary verbs

Eg:@ Who loves her? => He does

@ What makes him happy? => Money does.

What kind of verb do we often use in the short answer to a subject question?

Write short answers to these questions using an auxiliary verb:

Read this paragraph then do the exercise below:

Her father bought a new car last week. It is a beautiful new Cadillac. He bought the car because he says it's the best car in the world. Her father has driven a Cadillac for many years. He says it's the kind of car that people respect. In fact, rich and famous people have always driven Cadillac. She remembers that Elvis Presley used to drive a Cadillac. When her father first met Elvis, he saw that he was driving a pink Cadillac. It was then that she herself decided to buy a Cadillac

1. Who bought a new car last week?2. Who has driven a Cadillac for

many years?3. Who have always driven Cadillac? 4. Who drove a pink Cadillac?5. Who decided to buy a Cadillac

then?

1. Her father did.2. Her father has.

3. Rich and famous people have.4. Elvis Presley did.5. She herself did.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN YOUR EXAM!