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Interactions 2 Writing, 4/e
Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal

Language and Communication

Using WOULD and USED TO

Rewrite each sentence using the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Sometimes more than one form is possible.



1

When I ___ (be) young, I ___ (dream) about becoming a writer.
2

At that time, I ___ (think) that writers ___ (have) very exciting lives.
3

I ___ (begin) my first novel when I ___ (be) ten.
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It ___ (be) the story of a gypsy girl.
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Unfortunately, I ___ (not know) very much about gypsies.
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I soon ___ (give up) on that story but not on being a writer.
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Throughout my teenage years, I ___ (start) a new novel about every month.
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By the time I ___ (graduate) from high school, I ___ (have) the first chapters of about 50 novels!