ملخص الدرس / الثالثة ثانوي/اللغة الإنجليزية/Grammar/The Semi Modal “used to”

semi modal :usde to

form: 

used+to +infinitive 

used to is the same in all persons 

meaning and use:

used to +verb refers to a habit in the past .

exampels:

I used to believe in ghosts ; but now Idon't believe  in them any longer. 

I now theu don't exist.

Does she watch cartoon very often ? Not now , but she used to. 

They used to go out a lot,but these  days they prefer to stay at home .

Used to also refers to past situation /states that no longer exist. 

examples: 

she used to stady in Iben Badis Middel school , but now she studies in lala Fatima N'soumer lycee .

this room is now  is a reaiding room of the school library.I used to be a canteen.

"What life used to be like here? it used to be fantastic" 

Used to has no present simple tense form.so if you want to refer to a habit in the present , you must use the simple present .

 

meaning and use:

used to +verb refers to a habit in the past .

exampels:

I used to believe in ghosts ; but now Idon't believe  in them any longer. 

I now theu don't exist.

Does she watch cartoon very often ? Not now , but she used to. 

They used to go out a lot,but these  days they prefer to stay at home .

Used to also refers to past situation /states that no longer exist. 

examples: 

she used to stady in Iben Badis Middel school , but now she studies in lala Fatima N'soumer lycee .

this room is now  is a reaiding room of the school library.I used to be a canteen.

"What life used to be like here? it used to be fantastic" 

Used to has no present simple tense form.so if you want to refer to a habit in the present , you must use the simple present 

examples: 

I used to get up early I'm in the habit of rising early habit in (the present).

we can alwaysuse the past simple instead of used to .

example: she used to to smoke before I knew her=she smoked before Iknew her.

We used did +use (not used to) to form questions  and negative of used to .

Examples

Did you used to cry when you were a child ?

I didn't use to cry.

we answer yes-no questions as follows:

Did you use to live here?

yes,Idid. No, Ididn't.

The present simple tense:

Affirmative form  Negative form  Affirmative form

I/we/you/ they the  children like fashion 

He /She /The child likes fashion.

The cat/it likes pet food .

 

I/we/you/ they the children don't  like traditional clothes.

He/She/ it doesn't like traditional  clothes.

the cat/it don't like cld water .

 

Do I/we/you/ they the  children like fashion ?

Does he /she like fashion?

Does the cat /it likepet food ?

Meaning and uses:

We use the simple present when we : 

talk about habitual actions.e.g. I generally wake up at 7 on weekdays and at 8 on weekend.

talke about permanent truths.e.g. Uncul Hassan works in a factory 

make futur references to timetables .e.g. the conference begins at 8.30 next Saturday. 

make declarations .e.g. Ilove you .I wishe you full success.

give intsturactions.e.g you go straight ahead .

 say how often we do things .e.g. Iregulary go for a check -up .

Before he gowes to work , he buys four bottles of milk.

 

The present simple tense:

 

Affirmative form  Negative form  Affirmative form

I/we/you/ they the  children like fashion 

He /She /The child likes fashion.

The cat/it likes pet food .

 

I/we/you/ they the children don't  like traditional clothes.

He/She/ it doesn't like traditional  clothes.

the cat/it don't like cld water .

 

Do I/we/you/ they the  children like fashion ?

Does he /she like fashion?

Does the cat /it likepet food ?

Meaning and uses:

We use the simple present when we : 

talk about habitual actions.e.g. I generally wake up at 7 on weekdays and at 8 on weekend.

talke about permanent truths.e.g. Uncul Hassan works in a factory 

make futur references to timetables .e.g. the conference begins at 8.30 next Saturday. 

make declarations .e.g. Ilove you .I wishe you full success.

give intsturactions.e.g you go straight ahead .

 say how often we do things .e.g. Iregulary go for a check -up .

Before he gowes to work , he buys four bottles of milk.

 

Meaning and uses

We use the simple present when we : 

talk about habitual actions.e.g. I generally wake up at 7 on weekdays and at 8 on weekend.

talke about permanent truths.e.g. Uncul Hassan works in a factory 

make futur references to timetables .e.g. the conference begins at 8.30 next Saturday. 

make declarations .e.g. Ilove you .I wishe you full success.

give intsturactions.e.g you go straight ahead .

 say how often we do things .e.g. Iregulary go for a check -up .

Before he gowes to work , he buys four bottles of milk.

pronunciations

Spelling:

Add s to most verbs : live/lives       work/works          eat/eats           run/runs.

Add es when the verbsend in:  o/s/ss/sh/ch and x.

wash /washess    kiss /kisses     watch /watches       go /goes     do/ does          mix / mixes

if the verb ends ina consoant +y(ry,ly,dy) change the y ti ie before s.

apply/ applies         try /tries        study /studies

pronunciations:

We pronounce /s/ as /s/ after voiceless consonants: /k/ cooks     /f/ coughs            /p/ drops           /t/ eats  

We pronounce /s/ as /z/ after all vowel sounds and voiced consonant :/b/ robs   /d/ reads   /g/ logs    /L/travels   /m/dreams   /n/ clean /v/ lives

We pronounce /s/ as  /iz/ after: /z/ loses   /s/ passes   /s/ pushes   /dz/manages       /ts/stretches and     /ks/mixes.