8. Choose the correct alternative.

1. He ..... a lot, but now he doesn’t.

   A) used to smoke

   B) was smoking

2. My son was terribly homesick while he ..... abroad.

   A) was living

   B) used to live

3. They ..... happy together, but now they are constantly quarrelling.

   A) used to be

   B) were being

4. When I was a child we ..... to the Black Sea every year.

   A) were travelling

   B) would travel

5. My son hurt his knee while he ..... football.

   A) was playing

   B) used to play

6. I remember that Nanny ..... us fascinating stories about past times.

   A) was reading

   B) would read

7. When we came back the children ..... in the garden with two unknown boys.

   A) were playing

   B) would play

8. I ..... swimming every morning when we lived near the swimming-pool.

   A) was going

   B) used to go

9. They walked on into the Zoo grounds. In the distance three camels ..... along side by side.

   A) were strolling

   B) used to stroll

10. We ..... supper when suddenly the light went off.

    A) were having

    B) used to have

11. My aunt ..... flowers, but now she has a beautiful rose garden.

    A) wasn’t growing

    B) didn’t use to grow

12. My Dad ..... mountains when he was a student.

    A) was climbing

    B) used to climb

13. I ..... to the pictures a lot, but now I prefer watching video at home.

A) was going

B) used to go

14. When Grandma was alive Aunt Polly ..... for a cup of tea now and then.

    A) was coming over

    B) would come over

15. Yesterday evening Mrs Brill ..... the paper with her spectacles on her nose.

    A) was reading

    B) would read

16. I ..... a lot of newspapers, but now I don’t. They’ve become so boring.

    A) was reading

    B) used to read

17. He was arrested when he ..... through passport control.

    A) was going

    B) used to go

18. We ..... the plane when suddenly we saw a police car rushing towards the plane at a terrible speed.

    A) were boarding

    B) used to board

19. When a student Mother ..... Beatles records.

    A) was collecting

    B) used to collect

20. They ..... a lot when they were not married.

    A) were going out

    B) used to go out

21. When I came in the headmaster ..... very quietly, dreaming his own dreams in the centre of the classroom.

    A) was standing

    B) used to stand

22. I ..... Champaign. But now I think it is hideous.

    A) was liking

    B) used to like

23. She ..... make up, but now she does a lot.

    A) wasn’t wearing

    B) didn’t use to wear

24. When a child I ..... with my grandparents in a small village.

    A) was living

    B) used to live

25. In her young years my aunt ..... in horse races.

A) was participating

B) used to participate