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