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Rewrite the following sentences using USED TO keeping the meaning the same.

1. Mert never smoked at all when he was at the university but now he smokes ten cigarettes a day.

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2. Mr.Carlos travelled a lot when he was young but now he writes books for travellers.

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3. Aylin worked here for five years but now she works for an international oil company.

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4. My grandparents told me a lot of interesting things about the Independance War but they can’t do it now because both of them died years ago.

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5. Women didn’t vote in elections in the past but now they have the right to be a member of the parliament.

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6. How did people get news before the invention of radio and television?

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7. Did people wear fashionable clothes in earlier ages?

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8. There weren’t so many robberies in my childhood.

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9. There was a lonely woman in that house before it was knocked down.

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10. The number of people living in this city was much less than it is now.

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KEY

1. Mert didn’t use to smoke when he was at the university.

2. Mr.Carlos used to travel a lot when he was young………….

3. Aylin used to work here for five years…………………….

4. My grandparents used to tell me a lot of interesting stories about the Independance War……

5. Women didn’t use to vote in elections in the past……..

6. How did people use to get the news before the invention of the radio and TV?

7. Did people use to wear fashionable clothes in earlier ages?

8 There didn’t use to be so many robberies in my childhood.

9. There used to be a lonely woman in that house…………………..

10. The number of people living in this city used to be much less than………

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

In each sentence there is a mistake with the simple present, present continuous or with the simple past.

1) Alex is a footballer. He play football in Turkey.

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2) Jack works for IBM and his wife working for HP.

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3) I not know why Murat is furious.

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4) We not got up early yesterday.

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5) My father fixes my old radio right now.

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6) Roberto Carlos speaks Portugese, but he not speaks Turkish.

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7) At the moment, Delgado writing reports in the office.

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8) Where you stay in Antalya last year?

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9) You cook everyday?

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Key

1. He plays football in Turkey.

2. ……his wife works for HP.

3. I don’t know…………………..

4. We didn’t get up……….

5. My father is fixing……….

6. ……..but he doesn’t speak Turkish.

7. ……..Delgado is writing reports…..

8. Where did you stay …….

9. Do you cook everyday?

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Thomas _______________ ( collect ) napkins for five years. She ______________ 128 napkins so far.

I ______________ ( work ) on this new model for three weeks but I ____________ ( finish ) it yet.

How many invitation cards ___________ ( write ) so far?

How long  ____________ ( Tolga / teach ) French?

Cenk _______________ ( print ) the documents for nearly forty minutes.

Roberto Carlos and Alex de Souza ________________ ( just / sign ) a new contract with Fenerbahçe.

I don’t believe it. It is the cheapest car I _______________ ( ever / see ).

A: Why are your eyes red?       B: Oh! I _______________ ( cry ).

B) Underline the correct alternative

Edu and Lugano are friends. They know / have known each other since 2005.

Ebru is exhausted because she has been working / is working hard all day.

Dr.Giray is examining / has been examining Taner at the moment.

I haven’t visited / wasn’t visiting my granparents for two weeks.

Vedat didn’t do / has never done yoga in his life.

KEY:

Part A) 1. has been collecting / has collected  2. have been working / haven’t finished  3. have you written  4. has Tolga been teaching  5. has been printing  6. have just signed  7. have ever seen 8. have been crying

Part B) 1. have known  2. has been working  3. is examining  4. haven’t visited  5. has never done