LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Key 11.11A-11.13E

11.11 Modals to express habit: 'used to',

'will' and 'would'

11.11A The form of 'used to'
1 didn't 2 did 3 didn't use to/never used to
4 Did you use to 5 did 6 did 7 did you use to
8 didn't use to/never used to

11.11В Uses of 'used to'
1 used to go 2 didn't use to (or never used to) like
3 Did you use to like 4 used to have to 5 I never
used to enjoy 6 was having 7 used to be
8 used to be 9 were working 10 Was it raining?

11.11С 'Would' in place of 'used to' and in place of
the simple past
The first used to (Gerald used to spend) sets the
scene. After that, the following should be underlined:
used to get up (would get up), caught (would catch),
put (would put), took ((would) take), always used to
go, (would always go) was often (would often be)

11.11D 'Will/would' to describe 'usual behaviour'
1 would always tell 2 will still tell 3 would only
discuss 4 will play 5 would work
6 won't always tell

11.11E Context
Possible answers
1 was 2 was 3 used to/would 4 loved/used
to love 5 never accepted/would never accept/never
used to accept 6 will always find 7 would/used to
say 8 used to/would say 9 would always be/was
always/always used to be 10 often used to visit/
often visited 11 never used to tire/never tired
12 would say/said

11.12 'Need' and 'dare' as modals and as full
verbs

11.12A 'Need' as a modal
modal
1 Need you go ...?
2 Need I wait...?
3 They needn't wait...
4 You needn't have said
5 I hardly need explain ..
6 He needn't learn ...
7 All that you need do ...
8 I don't think you
need explain

and as a full verb

full verb

Do you need to go ...?

Do I need to wait...?

They don't need to wait...

You didn't need to say ...

I hardly need to explain ..

He doesn't need to learn

All that you need to do ...

I don't think you need

to explain

11.12B The form of 'dare' as a modal and as a full

verb

1 daren't/don't dare/don't dare to 2 daren't/didn't

dare/didn't dare to/dare(d) not 3 dare/dare to

4 Dare we/Do we dare/Do we dare to 5 didn't dare/

didn't dare to/dare(d) not/daren't 6 dare 7 daren't/

doesn't dare/doesn't dare to 8 daren't have

9 daren't/didn't dare to/dared not

11.12C Uses of dare'

1d 2c 3d 4a 5b 6c 7b 8a 9d 10b

11b 12d

11.12D Context

1 dared not/did not dare (to) move 2 need not

have worried 3 dared (to) breathe 4 didn't dare to /

dare not /dared not open 5 need (to) tell

11.13 'Would/wouldn't'; 'that... should';

'there' + modal

11.1 ЗА 'Would' and 'wouldn't' in place of the

simple present tense or 'will' future

1 would be 2 wouldn't be 3 would think

4 wouldn't seem 5 would be 6 wouldn't imagine

7 Would that seem

11.13B 'That... should' after verbs like 'suggest'

Possible answers

1 we should buy (a) 2 we should avoid (a) 3 he not

raise (c) 4 they do not break (b) 5 she should

do? (a) 6 we improve (b/c) 7 you take (b/c)

8 not delay (c) 9 we take (b/c) 10 he should be

allowed (a)

11.13C 'That... should' after adjectives like

'essential'

1 we should send (a) 2 she return (c) 3 he is

informed (b) 4 she be (c)

11.13D 'There' + modal auxiliaries

Possible answers

1 could be 2 must be 3 will never be

4 Couldn't there be 5 Might there be

6 should there be 7 can't there be

11.13E Context

Possible answers

1 you (should) take 2 you (should) get 3 you begin

4 could be 5 you (should) follow 6 will be

7 may be 8 would seem