UNIT 5

GRAMMAR

USED TO

We don't use used to to talk about an action during a specified period of time or the number of times we did something-

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AFFIRMATIVE I-YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY- USED TO

QUESTIONS-DID YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY USE

NEGATIVE I-YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY- DIDN'T USE TO

LEAN MORE

We use used to + infinitive without to to talk about actions that we did in the past, but don't do now.

Be used to

Get used to

Would

We can use would to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen any more.

We use get used to to talk about the process of becoming familiar with something.

Be used to means 'be familiar with' or 'be accustomed to'.

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PRESENT PERFECT

We use the present perfect to talk about an action or event during a period of time that is still continuing.

We also use the present perfect for completed actions and events that have an effect on the present.

We use the present perfect with for or since to talk about an action or event that began in the past and is still in progress. We use for with a period of time (for a week, a year, etc.) and since with a point in the past

AFFIRMATIVE I-YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY- HAVE/ HAS PLAYED

NEGATIVE I-YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY- HAVEN'T/ HASN'T PLAYED

QUESTIONS HAVE / HAS I-YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-YOU-THEY- PLAYED

IRREGULAR

REGULAR

INFINITIVE-visit, PAST-visited PAST PARTICIPLE-visited

DO-DID-DONE