Note:
There was/There were = There used to be
Was/Were = Used to be

Match
1. It used to be a bookshop. ………..
2. It used to be a beautiful house. ……….
3. It used to be a cinema. …………
4. It used to be a beautiful rose. ……….
5. It used to be on the wall. ………..
6. It used to be in its cage. ……….
7. It used to be a perfect night. ……….
8. It used to be an accident. ……….
9. It used to be a very tall tree. ……….
10. It used to be a wedding dress. ……….

Answers:

1. f 2. g 3. j 4. d 5. a 6. g 7. c 8. i 9. e 10. b

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Bu konuyu daha önce çalışmıştık ancak bu kez daha çok ‘ There used to be ….. ‘ ve ‘ It used to be ……’ kullanımları üstünde duracağız.
‘Used to’ yapısı geçmişte geçerli olmuş ancak artık değişen durumları çağrıştırır. Bunun için;

a. There used to be

‘There is/are’ yapısının geçmişte olmuş ama artık geçerliliğini yitirmiş şeklidir. Anlam açısından ‘ there was / there were ‘ yapısına benzer.

OR
‘There was a bank near the post office in 1980’
Examples:
1. There used to be flowers in the vase yesterday = There were şowers in the vase yesterday.
2. There used to be a hospital here in 1990=
There was a hospital here in 1990.
3. There used to be photographs on the wall =
There were photographs on the wall.

Rewrite
1. There was a big building in Ankara in 1975.
…………………………..
2. There were three cars in front of our house.
…………………………..
3. There were beautiful girls around here.
…………………………..
4. There was a bookshop near the florist’s.
…………………………..
5. There was a song called ‘Yesterday’ .
…………………………..
6. There were twenty students in the classes.
…………………………..
7. There was a woman in this flat.
…………………………..
8. There were a lot of questions in my mind.
…………………………..
9. There was a horse in the farm.
…………………………..
10. There were careful drivers at traffic.
…………………………..

Answers:

1. There used to be a big building in Ankara in 1975.
2. There used to be three cars in front of our house.
3. There used to be beautiful girls around here.
4. There used to be a bookshop near the şorist’s.
5. There used to be a song called ‘Yesterday’.
6. There used to be twenty students in the classes.
7. There used to be a woman in this şat.
8. There used to be a lot of questions in my mind.
9. There used to be a horse in the farm.
10. There used to be careful drivers at traffic.

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Ahmet was very poor when he was a small child. He and his family used to live in a small town. Their house had only one room. They used to eat, sleep and live in the same room. His father was very ill. Ahmet used to work after school. By the help of one of their neighbours Ahmet found a job in a restaurant. He used to wash the dishes. He used to dream a lot. He always wanted to be the owner of a restaurant. He learnt how to cook observing his uncle. He became a very good cook.
One day he opened his restaurant in the city centre. Sometimes poor people used to come and eat everything they wanted.
Ahmet used to have a strange habit during the courses of the day. He set a table and put two plates on the table. Nobody came and sat on that table but Ahmet always did the same thing.
Nobody heard the words in Ahmet’s mouth, either. “Mummy and Daddy you won’t be hungry anymore. Have your meals with joy”

Answer the questions

1. Were Ahmet’s family in a bad condition?
– .………………………………………… .
2. When did Ahmet work?
– .………………………………………… .
3. Who helped Ahmet to find a job?
– .………………………………………… .
4. Was he a cook at the beginning?
– .………………………………………… .
5. What was the dream he used to have?
– .………………………………………… .
6. How did he learn to cook?
– .………………………………………… .
7. Did Ahmet give poor people meals?
– .………………………………………… .
8. What did Ahmet use to do during the courses of the day?
– .………………………………………… .
9. Who used to come and sit there?
– .………………………………………… .
10. Who did Ahmet set that table for?
– .………………………………………… .

Answers:

1. Yes, they were. 2. He worked after school.
3. one of their neighbours helped him to find a job. 4. No, he wasn’t.
5. He wanted to be the owner of a restaurant.
6. He learnt how to cook observing his uncle
7. Yes, he did. 8. He set a table.
9. Nobody came and sat there. 10. He set it for his parents

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Answers:

1. f 2. g 3. h 4. i 5. b
6. j 7. d 8. e 9. a 10. c

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1. a) My sister didn’t used to swim in the sea.
b) My sister didn’t use to swim in the sea.
2. a) When did you use to fly kites?
b) When you did use to fly kites?
3.

a) My mother used to wash the dishes.
b) My mother used to cook meals.

4.

a) The children usedn’t to study English.
b) The children didn’t use to cry a lot.

5.

a) My grandmother used to tell us stories.
b) My grandmother did use to tell us stories.
6. a) The children not used to study for SBS in 1998
b) The children didn’t use to study for SBS in 1998.
7. a) They used to smoke when they were young.
b) They were used to smoke when they were young.

Answers:

1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. a

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1. Sammy didn’t use to drive a car.
2. Sammy used to climb trees.
3. ………………………………………… .
4. ………………………………………… .
5. ………………………………………… .
6. ………………………………………… .
7. ………………………………………… .
8. ………………………………………… .

Answers:

3. Sammy didn’t use to play computer games.
4. Sammy used to play chess.
5. Sammy didn’t use to play basketball.
6. Sammy didn’t use to eat chocolate.
7. Sammy used to eat fruit.
8. Sammy used to sing songs.

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Answers:

3. She used to ride a horse. 4. We used to play marbles.
5. They used to şy kites. 6. He used to play basketball.
7. We used to listen to stories. 8. I used to work hard.
9. We used to be rich. 10. He used to collect stamps.

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1. Ex:
Mrs. Sanders used to cut the grass. (–)
– Mrs. Sanders didn’t use to cut the grass.
2. Ex:
Adam used to study biology at the college (?)
– Did Adam use to study biology at the college?
3. Ex:
His friend used to play chess in his childhood. (when)
– When did his friend use to play chess?
4. The dog used to live in a kennel. (?)
– …………………………………………….. .
5.

We used to walk to school everyday. (–)
– …………………………………………….. .

6. My sister used to eat a lot of candies when she was a baby (what / do)
– …………………………………………….. .
7. People used to live in large buildings in 1800’s (–)
– …………………………………………….. .
8. Yes, we used to sit close to the stove at night. (?)
– …………………………………………….. .
9.

Arda used to play with his toys at home all day. (where)
– …………………………………………….. .
10.

Karagöz and Hacivat used to be good friends. (who)
– …………………………………………….. .

Answers:

4. Did the dog use to live in a kennel?
5. We didn’t use to walk to school everyday.
6. What did your sister use to do when she was a baby.
7. People didn’t use to live in large buildings in 1800’s.
8. Did you use to sit close to the stove at night?
9. Where did Arda use to play with his toys all day?
10. Who used to be good friends?

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I used to be very handsome when I was young.
Bu yapıyı geçmişte devam eden alışkanlık haline getirilmiş ancak artık geçerliliğini yitirmiş eylemlerden bahsetmek için kullanırız.
I used to play guitar in my childhood = I played guitar in my childhood but I don’t play guitar anymore.
My sister used to go to work by bus = My sister went to work by bus but she doesn’t go to work by bus anymore.

STRUCTURE

1. (+) S + used + V + O.C + ……… + T.E
A) The children used to play in the gardens.
B) Sema used to live in Adana.
2. (–) S + didn’t use to + V + O.C + …. T.E
A) The children didn’t use to play in the gardens.
B) Sema didn’t use to live in Adana.

Not: ‘Did’ ortaya çıktığında ”Used’un ‘use’ a dönüştüğüne dikkat edin.

3. (?) Did+S+use to+V+O.C+….. T.E?
A) Did the children use to play in the gardens?
B) Did Sema use to live in Adana?
4. Short Answers
Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they/did.
No, I/you/he/she/it/we/tehy didn’t.
5. Wh_question + did+ S + use to +
V + O.C + T.E?
A) Where did the children use to play?
B) What did Sema use to do?

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