3. Read the story of Henry Wardle. Which of the verbs in italics ...

1. ... can change to both would or used to!

2. ... can change only to used to?

3. ... must stay in the Past Simple?

Put the correct number 1-3 next to the letters.

Henry's £4.5 million secret

The villagers in Middleton Yorkshire often (a) __ worried about poor old Henry Wardle. Henry, 86, (b) __ lived alone except for his ancient cat, Tiddles, in a tiny, one-bedroomed cottage, and always

(c) __ asked for credit when buying cat food in the local shop. Then last month Henry (d) __ died leaving 4.5 million pounds in his will. The truth was that Henry was a multi­millionaire, and he (e) __ owned houses all over the country from which he (f) __ made a fortune in rent. All this came as a complete shock to his neighbours. They believed that Henry (g) __ was a poor window cleaner, and indeed he often (h) __ entertained them with tales from his window-cleaning days.

However, his brother, Mr Sam Wardle, 82, said that this was all nonsense. Henry had never been a window cleaner but had started work at the age of fourteen as a bricklayer. Then when he was 30 he (i) __ bought his first house, and after that he frequently (j) __ bought and sold houses. Sam says that his brother's only interest was making money, but he (k) __ hated spending it. He (I) __ didn't spend a penny of his own money unless he had to. Henry never once (m) __ had a holiday, but for many years he (n) __ had a girlfriend, a lady called Betty Barraclough, but he (o) __ decided not to marry her because a wife was too expensive.

Henry (p) __ left his £4,500,000 to Tiddles and a local cat charity. His friends and family received nothing.

4. Write a paragraph about your life when you were a child. What did it use to be like? unit 6 times and people

Present Perfect

1. Present Perfect simple or continuous?

1. Which sentence matches better in a and b?

A	B
I’ve written I’ve been writing	to Auntie Fay to wish her happy birthday. My essay all morning.
I’ve lost I’ve been losing	weight recently. My car keys.
They’ve missed They’ve been missing	you lots, so come home soon. The train.
She’s been talking She’s talked	on the phone for ages. About this subject before.
Paula’s been leaving Paula’s left	work early today to meet her uncle. Work late all this week.
The cat’s gone The cat’s been going	next door to have its dinner. Upstairs.
He’s had He’s been having	a heart attack. Second thoughts about accepting the job.
I’ve been saving up I’ve saved up	to buy a new stereo. About £200.
I’ve swum I’ve been swimming	twenty lengths today. Which is why my hair is wet.
I’ve been finding I’ve found	my cheque book at last. It difficult to concentrate recently.