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Answers

1:
a. Correct – ‘We were used to eat' is not possible.
b. 'ate' is the past of eat.
c. 'We used to eat' describes a past habit e.g. He used to smoke (maybe for a long
time), but now he doesn't.
d. 'We would eat' describes a past habit e.g. 'We would eat really late at night'


2:
a. 'Speak' is the present form, what's the past of speak?
b. Correct - 'Spoke' is the past of speak.
c. 'Spoken' is the past participle of speak.
d. 'Used to speak' describes a past habit - something which happened many times.


3:
1. Use 'would + infinitive' to remember things in the past, often with a 'nostalgic
vision' of the past.
2. Use 'used to + infinitive' to talk about past habits - things which happened often.
3. Correct - Spended is not right - what's the irregular past form of spend?
4. Spent can be used to describe things which happened once or more that once.


4:
a. Correct - 'Used to smoke' describes a past habit. He used to smoke (maybe for a
long time), but now he doesn't.
b. 'Used to smoking' is not correct.
c. 'Was used to smoke' is not correct.
d. ‘Used to smoked’ is not correct.


5:
a. Correct - 'I'm used to it' suggests something was (but is not now) unfamiliar.
b. 'I'm accustomed to it' is very formal
c. 'I'm familiar with it' is very formal
d. 'I'm used to' is not correct, you need to use an object after the verb i.e. I'm used to
something.


6:
a. 'Use to start' suggests something that happened regularly e.g. he used to start at
8 o'clock (everyday).
b. 'Would start' suggests something that happened regularly e.g. he would start at 8
o'clock (everyday).
c. Correct - 'Started' is correct as this action happened only once.
d. 'Had started' is not correct - use this verb form (past perfect) to describe things
which happen before another time in the past.

 
Communications
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. How many languages do you ________?
a. talk
b. say
c. speak
d. tell

2. Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of ___________
language.
a. body
b. physical
c. bodily
d. animal

3. I’m fluent ____ French, Spanish and German.
a. at
b. of
c. to
d. in

4. When he _______ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous.
a. did
b. told
c. made
d. said

5. Which of the following is another word for your native language?
a. mother tongue
b. father tongue
c. brother tongue
d. sister tongue

6. Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I
understood very well’
a. ‘It was all Greek to me’
b. ‘He was speaking double-dutch’
c. ‘It was as clear as crystal’
d. ‘It was as clear as mud’