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Said is asking his father about life in Oman when he was a boy.
Said: Dad, where did you use to live?
Dad: When I was little, we lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
Said's dad lived in a big house near the river.
Said's dad lived in a small house in the mountains.
Said's dad lived in a big house in the centre of town.
Said's dad lived in a small house in the centre of town.
Said: So, you didn’t use to live in the house where granddad and grandma live now.
Dad: No, that house wasn’t built until I was about… 18, I think. Some of your uncles and aunts used to live there but I joined the military so I didn’t live there, I just stayed there for holidays.
Said's dad lived in the grandparents new house for 18 years.
Said's dad lived with his uncles and aunts.
Said's dad didn't live in the grandparents new house, he went there for holidays.
Said's dad went to university in Muscat.
Said: What was the old house like?
Dad: Well, at the beginning we didn’t use to have electricity or water.
Said: Where did the water come from?
Dad: Your grandma and granddad used to go to the well to get water, like everyone else. It wasn’t very far.
The house had electricity but it didn't have water.
The house didn't have electricity but it had water
The house didn't have electricity or water.
The house had electricity and water
Said: So there were no showers or taps in the house.
Dad: No, son, we used to wash ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water. Everyone used to do it, it was normal.
People in town had showers in their houses.
People in town didn't have showers in their houses.
People didn't like showers, they liked using plastic bowls.
It was very unusual to wash in a plastic bowl.
Said: And you didn’t use to have electricity? What was it like?
Dad: I don’t remember life without electricity because when I went to school we had electricity, except when we had powercuts in the storms. We used to have a lot of powercuts because of the rain and storms.
Their house had electricity when Said's dad was old enough to go to school.
Their old house never had electricity.
The electricity never went off.
The house didn't have electricity because the rain made it too dangerous.
Said: What’s a power cut?
Dad: It’s when the electricity in your house or your town goes off.
Said: Did you use to use the light from your mobile phones?
Dad: No, son, we didn’t use to have mobile phones. I didn’t have a mobile phone until I was 24 or 25. We used to have battery-powered torches around the house and we used to light candles.
When there was a power cut, people used to use the light from their mobile phones.
When there was a power cut they used battery-powered torches and candles.
People didn't use to use their mobile phones because they couldn't charge them.
Said's dad got his first mobile phone when he was a teenager.
Said: So you didn’t use to watch TV either.
Dad: No, we used to talk, your grandfather used to tell stories and we used to listen. He was also very good at reciting the Qu’ran and we used to listen to him, it was beautiful. Also, Grandma used to have a battery-powered radio so we used to listen to the radio, too. We used to go to bed early because it was dark and you couldn’t do anything, but we used to get up very early, too. Not like you!
The family used to watch TV at night.
Said's dad didn't enjoy his father's stories.
Said's dad enjoyed hearing his father tell stories and recite the Qu'ran
Said's dad went to bed early because he didn't like listening to the radio.
Which question is correct?
Where did you use to live?
Where you used to live?
Where did you used to live?
Where lived you used to?
Where __________live?
did you use to
did you used to
you used to
you did use to
/ you use / Where did / to live?
(a)
Which sentence is correct?
When I was little we lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
When I was be little we was lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
When I little we did lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
When I am little we was lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
__________ we lived in a very small house in the centre of town.
When I was little
When I little was
When I am be little
When was I little
/ was little / in a / house in / of town. / When I / we lived / very small / the centre /
(a)
Which sentence is correct?
So, you didn’t use to live in the house where granddad and grandma live now.
So, you usen't to live in the house where granddad and grandma live now.
So, you not use to live in the house where granddad and grandma live now.
So, you don't use to live in the house where granddad and grandma live now.
/ you didn't / So, / live in / use to / where granddad / the house / and grandma / live now.
(a)
So, _________ live in the house.
you didn't use to
you usen't to
you don't use to
you no use to
So, you (a) use to live in the house.
Which sentence is correct?
Some of your uncles and aunts used to live there.
Some of your uncles and aunts used living there.
Some of your uncles and aunts live use to there.
Some of your uncles and aunts used live there.
Some of your uncles and aunts __________.
used to live there
use to lived there
using to living there
use to living there
Some of your uncles and aunts (a) there.
Which sentence is correct?
Well, at the beginning we didn’t use to have electricity or water.
Well, at the beginning we didn’t used to have electricity or water.
Well, at the beginning we not used to have electricity or water.
Well, at the beginning we don't use to have electricity or water.
Well, at the beginning we _______ electricity or water.
didn't use to have
didn't used to have
didn't use to having
didn't used to had
/ the beginning / use to / we didn't / or water. / have electricity / Well, at /
(a)
Tick the correct sentences:
We didn’t use to have electricity or water
Our house don't use to be cold.
Some of your uncles and aunts used to live there
What you did used to do?
Where did you use to live?
Your grandma and granddad _______ to the well to get water
use to go
used to go
used go
used to going
Your grandma and granddad (a) to the well to get water
Which sentence is correct?
We used to wash ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water.
We used to washing ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water.
We used wash ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water.
We used to don't wash ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water.
/ of water. / We used / ourselves with / plastic bowl / a big / to wash /
(a)
Which sentences are correct?
We used to washing ourselves with a big plastic bowl of water.
we didn’t use to have electricity or water
Your grandma and granddad used to go to the well
Where did you use to live?
Everyone used to do it, it was normal.
Did you _______ the light from your mobile phones?
use to use
use to using
used to used
used to use
Which sentence is correct?
We didn’t use to having mobile phones.
We didn’t used to have mobile phones.
We usen't to have mobile phones.
We don't use to have mobile phones.
I _________ a mobile phone until I was 24 or 25.
didn't have
didn't had
didn't to have
not had
We _______ battery-powered torches around the house
used to have
use to have
used to had
use to had
/ to have / We used / the house. / battery-powered / torches around /
(a)
Which sentences are correct?
So you didn’t use to watch TV either.
We didn't used to watch TV.
Did you use to use the light from your mobile phones?
Everyone used to do it
I use to live in Muscat
Which word means that the electricity goes off.
A paper cut
A power cut
A tax cut
A deep cut
Where did people use to go to get water?
A wheel
A well
A will
A wall
A _________ torch.
battery-powered
bitter-powered
better-power
batteries-power
Grandad was ________ reciting the Qu'ran.
very good with
very good at
the good with
good very on
