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Frequentative Form

This document provides examples of using the frequentative form to indicate habitual or repeated actions in the past. It contains 20 sentences with a blank to be filled in using one of the options given. The frequentative form, signaled by "used to", expresses things that happened regularly or as a habit in the past but do not happen anymore in the present. For example, astronauts used to stay in their spaceship but now frequently work outside. The answers are provided at the end.

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Frequentative Form

This document provides examples of using the frequentative form to indicate habitual or repeated actions in the past. It contains 20 sentences with a blank to be filled in using one of the options given. The frequentative form, signaled by "used to", expresses things that happened regularly or as a habit in the past but do not happen anymore in the present. For example, astronauts used to stay in their spaceship but now frequently work outside. The answers are provided at the end.

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Name: Basis No 5 Mark

Class: FREQUENTATIV
E FORM
1. Astronauts_____ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.
a. were used to stay b. used to stay c. were staying d. had
used to stay
2. People _____ that the earth is round before.
a. were not used to believe b. used to believing
c. would not use to believe d. did not use to believe
3. Tuberculosis_____ incurable before.
a. use to be thought b. used to be thought c. used to think d. use
to think
4. Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.
a. have died b. used to die c. would die d. both b and c
5. These city girls are used_____ in the field.
a. to work b. used to lie c. would like d. to working
6. Newton_____ scientific books when a boy.
a. used to read b. has read c. had read d. had been reading
7. I am sorry I am not_____ fast.
a. used to drive b. used to driving c. use to drive d. use
to driving
8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He_____
a. doesn't any more b. still does c. is now d. had never
done anything else
9. Roy Trenton used to work in a small shop. He _____
a. is driving it b. doesn’t drive it any more c. likes it d. didn’t like it
10. Roy Trenton use to drive a taxi. This means he_____
a. use to lie b. used live c. used to living d. used to live
11. I_____ in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.
a. am used to living b. used to living c. use to live d. am used
to live
12. Jane_____ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
a. used to working b. used to work c. is used to working
d. am used to work
13. This work doesn’t bother me. I _____ hard. I've worked hard all my life.
a. used to working b. used to work c. am used to working
d. am used to work
14. Dick_____ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his
wife didn't like it.
a. used to having b. is used to having c. was used to having
d. used to have
15. When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.
a. used to think b. was used to thinking
c. used to thinking d. was used to think
16. Jason_____ on airplanes. His father is a pilot.
a. used to fly b. uses to fly c. is used to flying d. used to flying

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17. Michael_____ care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his
own ever since.
a. used to take b. be used to taking c. used to taking
d. is used to taking
18. I_____ the piano quite well when I was younger.
a. am used to play b. used to play c. am used to playing d.
used to playing
19. I _____ on busy highways in big cities. I've been doing it ever since I learned
how to drive.
a. am used to driving b. used to drive c. am used to drive
d. used to driving
20. My feet are killing me_____ for long periods of time.
a. don't use to stand b. am not used to
standing
c. didn't used to stand d. am not used to stand

1c 2d 3b 4d 5c 6a 7b 8a 9b 10d
11a 12b 13c 14d 15a 16c 17d 18b 19a 20b

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