Question

Ex. 2 Complete the text by underlining the correct alternative. When I (1) had been/was six years old, our family (2) was moving/moved from a quiet country village in Scotland to London. Life (3) used to be/was suddenly very different for us all. Now I (4) had been living/was living in a big city again, I often (5) was remembering/remembered the village and the things we (6) had done/were doing there. My annoying little brother (7) had always been playing/was always playing tricks on me. Once, I (8) walked/was walking home from school, when I (9) felt/was feeling drops of water falling on my head. I (10) would look up/looked up and (11) was seeing/saw him sitting in a tree, slowly pouring water from a bottle. At school, almost every day in break time, he (12) used to sneak/was sneaking up behind me and stick chewing gum on my back! When I (13) sat/would sit down in class, I (14) wasn't understanding/couldn't understand why all the class (15) had laughed/ laughed at me. After school, we (16) didn't use to watch/weren't watching TV like most children nowadays, but instead, we (17) would play/had played with our pets, or run around our garden. Life (18) was/would be much more fun then. When you lived in London, (19) did you used to travel/ did you use to travel) by bus? Susan has changed a lot, she (20) used to look/ didn’t use to look like that.

Answer 1

1 was

2 moved

3 was suddenly

4 was living

5 remembered

6 had done

8 was walking

9 felt

10 looked up

11 saw

12 was sneaking

13 would sit

14 couldn’t understand

15 laughted

16 weren’t watching

17 would play

18 was

19 did you used to

20 didn’t use to

Answer 2

When I (1) was six years old, our family (2) moved from a quiet country village in Scotland to London. Life (3) was suddenly very different for us all. Now I (4) was living in a big city again, I often (5) remembered the village and the things we (6) did there. My annoying little brother (7) was always playing tricks on me. Once, I (8) was walking home from school when I (9) felt drops of water falling on my head. I (10) looked up and (11) saw him sitting in a tree, slowly pouring water from a bottle. At school, almost every day in break time, he (12) would sneak up behind me and stick chewing gum on my back! When I (13) sat down in class, I (14) couldn't understand why all the class (15) laughed at me. After school, we (16) didn't watch TV like most children nowadays, but instead, we (17) would play with our pets or run around our garden. Life (18) was much more fun then. When you lived in London, (19) did you use to travel by bus? Susan has changed a lot; she (20) didn't use to look like that.