Grammar & Vocabulary Target Tasks

Target Tasks:

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​ Past Simple vs Past

Continuous +

"used to"

By Mrs. Nichols@GPEX

​Unit 2

Verb Tenses

Target Task!!

Complete these sentences from other Cambridge exam candidates. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.

Fill in the Blank

Don’t ask me about the concert! I _____ (work) in the stadium café when the band _____ (play).

[Use a comma for multiple answers like this: ....answer 1, answer 2]

Fill in the Blank

I _____ (look) round the palace when a man _____ (stop) me to ask for directions.

Fill in the Blank

The lights _____ (go) out while she _____ (have) a party in her house.

Fill in the Blank

She _____ (go) quietly out of her bedroom and _____ (stand) behind the door, so she could hear what they were saying.

Fill in the Blank

I _____ (hope) my colleagues would say "happy birthday" when I got to work, but nobody _____ (say) anything.

Instructions were to correct the VERB TENSE mistakes in these sentences Cambridge First candidates made.

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH

Grammar & Vocabulary, Unit 2, p22

ANSWER KEY

​1. Don’t ask me about the concert! I was working (work)

in the stadium café when the band was playing (play).

2. I was looking (look) round the palace when a man stopped (stop) me to

ask for directions.

3. The lights went (go) out while she was having (have) a party in her house.

4. She went (go) quietly out of her bedroom and stood (stand) behind the

door so she could hear what they were saying.

5. I was hoping (hope) my colleagues would say "happy birthday" when I got

to work, but nobody said (say) anything.

Using "used to" correctly . . .

Target Task!!

Correct the mistakes with used to in these sentences that other Cambridge exam candidates wrote.

​> In the first question, if you want to delete a word or words, type: Delete WORD (Type in ALL CAPS the word/s you want to delete.)

> In the rest of the questions, TYPE your answer carefully.​

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Fill in the Blank

When I was a child I am used to go camping.

Open Ended

My parents used to often take me to the zoo.

Open Ended

They didn’t used to help their parents with housework, but now they do.

Open Ended

We use to go to the beach every day last summer.

Open Ended

Helen is a teacher at a primary school, so she used to teach children.

Open Ended

I would like to be a sports instructor because I was used to train tennis players before I came to England.

Instructions were to correct the mistakes with "used to" in these sentences by Cambridge First candidates.

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH

Grammar & Vocabulary, Unit 2, p22

ANSWER KEY

​1. When I was a child I am used to go camping.

2. My parents OFTEN used to often take me to the zoo.

3.They didn’t used to help their parents with housework, but now they do.

4. We useD to go to the beach every day last summer.

5. Helen is a teacher at a primary school, so she IS used to teachING children.

6. I would like to be a sports instructor because I was used to train tennis players before I came to England.