Answer Key
Exercise 2
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Are the sentences correct? If not, correct them.
1. She used to be very lazy, but she works hard these days.That is correct.
2. Andy died last month. He has been suffering from colon cancer for a while.That is incorrect. Correct is: had been suffering
3. She wouldn't like olives but she eats lots of olives now.That is incorrect. Correct is: she didn't use to like
4. We were best friends. We have known each other for years.That is incorrect. Correct is: had known
5. Was Carla used to have a lot of friends?That is incorrect. Correct is: Did Carla use to
6. I was amazed. My parents had flown all the way from California to see me.That is correct.
7. When I came home, everybody was sitting around the table with their mouths full. They were eating.That is correct.
8. He thought he was alone in the house, but then he realized that someone had been in the kitchen.That is incorrect. Correct is: that someone was
9. Todd wasn't used to go out dancing.That is incorrect. Correct is: didn't use to go
10. Jane would be an office receptionist but she works in a dress shop now.That is incorrect. Correct is: used to be