Outcomes Intermediate Unit 12

 1.1 Choose the correct word:

We used to _____ in a caravan by the sea.

• live

• living

Answer explanation

"used to live" is correct, because "used to" is followed by an infinitive (and it refers to a habit or state in the past that no longer exists).

 1.2 Choose the correct word:

Last Friday, Joe _____ an old Roman coin.

• found

• would find

Answer explanation

"Found" is correct because it refers to a single completed event in the past. "Would find" implies a habitual action, which doesn’t fit here.

Translation: В прошлую пятницу Джо нашёл старую римскую монету.

 1.3 Choose the correct word:

I didn’t _____ to like the taste very much, but I do now.

• use

• used

Answer explanation

"Didn’t use to" is correct because we use infinitives in negative sentences in the past simple

 1.4 Choose the correct word:

_____ sometimes catch the bus home when the weather was bad.

• We

• We'd

Answer explanation

• Explanation: "We’d" (we would) is correct because it refers to a repeated past action or habit.

• Translation: Мы иногда ездили домой на автобусе, когда была плохая погода.

 1.5 Choose the correct word:

After the war, Paula _____ abroad.

• moved

• would move

Answer explanation

• Explanation: "Moved" is correct because it describes a single completed event in the past. "Would move" would suggest repetition, which doesn’t fit.

• Translation: После войны Паула уехала за границу.

 1.6 Choose the correct word:

_____ to rent one of these houses?

• Used you

• Did you use

Answer explanation

• Explanation: "Did you use to" is correct for forming a question about a past habit.

• Translation: Ты раньше арендовал один из этих домов?

 1.7 Choose the correct word:

I _____ be afraid of heights, but it doesn’t worry me nowadays.

• would

• used to

Answer explanation

• Explanation: "Used to" is correct because we cannot use "would" to describe past states, only past actions.

• Translation: Раньше я боялся высоты, но теперь это меня не беспокоит.

2.1 Rewrite the sentence using either used to or would.

! If it's not possible, write no

! If both forms are possible, use would

Martha married Timothy in 1953.

Answer explanation

Martha married Timothy in 1953.

• Explanation: This is a one-time action that happened in the past (a specific historical event). "Used to" or "would" cannot rewrite such sentences.

2.2 Rewrite the sentence using either used to or would.

! If it's not possible, write no

! If both forms are possible, use would

As a boy, I went for long walks out into the countryside.

Answer explanation

You can use either used to or would, but the task requires you to use would if both forms are possible:

As a boy, I would go for long walks out into the countryside.

Explanation: The sentence describes a repeated action (long walks) in the past, which fits "would" for habitual actions.

2.3 Rewrite the sentence using either used to or would.

! If it's not possible, write no

! If both forms are possible, use would

I was quite shy at school.

Answer explanation

• I used to be quite shy at school.

• Explanation: This describes a past state (being shy), so "used to" fits well for states.

• Translation: Раньше я был довольно застенчивым в школе.