Nr.1.​Complete sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence a. Use the words in brackets. Do not change the given words. ( you can rewrite sentences with past perfect, past simple, used to, didn’t use to….) 1.​a​The tennis player couldn’t hit the ball. He broke a string in his racket before that shot. b​The tennis player couldn’t hit the ball because . (broken) 2.​a​There were no concert tickets left when my brother wanted to buy them. b​They . (sold) 3.​a​Most families have more than one car. b​In the past, only one car. (have) 4.​a​Today, people watch sports events online. b​In the past, . (did) 5.​a​When we were kids, we went to a football match every Saturday. b​When we were kids, we . (go) 6.​a​Elena forgot to sign up for the race. Because of that, she couldn’t take part in it. b​Elena couldn’t . (forgotten) Mark: ___ / 6 Nr.2.​Rewrite the sentences with used to in the correct form. 1​Did you take part in many international competitions when you were a professional athlete? 2​I never did any sport when I was younger. 3​When we were kids we lived in Canada. We don’t live there now. 4​My parents never cheated when they were at school. Mark: ___ / 4 Nr.3​Choose the correct answers. 1​He took part in the championships even though he had been ill. a​He was ill before the championships. b​He was ill when he took part in the championships. 2.​When we got to the tennis courts, the match had already started. a​The match started after we got to the tennis courts. b​The match was in progress when we got to the tennis courts. 3.​When they won a lot of awards it turned out that they had never sung their own songs. a​They first won a lot of awards and after that they didn’t sing their own songs. b​They first didn’t sing their own songs and then they won a lot of awards. 4.​Ken had practiced a lot before he took part in the race. a​Ken first practiced a lot, and then took part in the race. b​Ken practised a lot at the same time he took part in the race. 5.​When we arrived at the stadium, the race had started. a​The race was in progress when we arrived at the stadium. b​The race started after we arrived. 6.​Louise had done a lot of training when she took part in the tennis competition. a​Louise first did a lot of training and then she took part in the tennis competition. b​Louise did a lot of training at the same time that she took part in the tennis competition.