Which words do you find difficult here?
Collect 收藏
Comic books 连环漫画书
Chess 国际象棋
Summer camp 夏令营
Any other words that you find difficult here?
scrapbook 剪贴簿
I will give each of you a word.
I want you to tell me which box that word belongs in.
You should use this sentence:
_______ belongs in the _______ box.
For example:
BEACH belongs in the PLACES box.
Please raise your hand if you want to try!
Bicycle
Can be a noun and a verb
If it is a noun, we can call it a possession.
If it is a verb, we can call it a hobby.
You should use this sentence:
_______ belongs in the _______ box.
Perspective 观点
When I was a kid, I used to be very messy, but now I'm very neat.
Used to + verb
This shows what things were like before
Messy 凌乱的
Neat 整齐的
I was messy before. Now I am neat.
Do all of you understand these sentences so far?
Used to + verb
This is a positive statement
Now we will look at how to use these words in questions and negative statements
Yes / No question
Did you use to collect things?
Here, we should not say 'used to',
We should say:
Did you use to...?
Did - this is already in the past tense.
We do not have to use the past tense of 'use'
Positive statement
For example:
Something happened.
Negative statement
For example:
Something did not happen
Do all of you understand how to use 'use to' in a yes / no question?
Wh-questions
What did you use to do?
Here, also, the word 'use' is not in the past tense. It is in the 'present tense'. Because we are using the word 'did'
Negative statements
did not + use to + verb
I did not use to do something.
I didn't use to do something.
never + used to + verb
I never used to do something.
Used to
Use to
The pronunciation is the same. So it is easy when we are speaking.
But when we are writing, we should remember the grammar rule
Have a good night everyone!
See you all tomorrow night!