Find eight mistakes with past forms and correct them. 1 Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553. 2 What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital?
3 The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first class passengers but those travelling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
4 The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind.
5 Mary didn’t join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia.
6 Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
7 I’m sure that children didn’t use to being to undisciplined when we were at school!
8 The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
9 Gerald wasn’t used to having such dark hair - don’t you think he’s coloured it?
10 Sorry I’m late. I was expecting to catch the early train but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
11 Would your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home?
12 I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news programme as I really wasn’t used to getting up at five o’clock in the morning!

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1. Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553.
Correction: Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for only nine days in 1553.

Explanation: The correct past form of "to be" in this sentence is "was" instead of "used to be."

2. What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital?
Correction: What were the children doing while their mother visited her sister in the hospital?

Explanation: The verb "visit" in this sentence refers to an action that happened in the past, so the past simple tense ("visited") should be used instead of the past continuous tense ("was visiting").

3. The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first-class passengers, but those traveling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
Correction: The huge liners that made the journey from Europe to the United States were extremely comfortable for the first-class passengers, but those traveling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.

Explanation: The verb "do" should be changed to "made" to refer to completed actions in the past. Additionally, the verb "travel" should be in the past simple form ("traveled") to indicate a completed action.

4. The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind.
Correction: The victim was talking on her mobile phone when her attacker struck from behind.

Explanation: The word "while" should be substituted with "when" to show that the two actions were happening simultaneously.

5. Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia.
Correction: Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she was expecting a phone call from her son in Australia.

Explanation: The verb "expect" should be in the past continuous form ("was expecting") because it was an ongoing action in the past.

6. Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
Correction: Before printing and literacy became widespread, people got news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.

Explanation: The verb "get" should be in the past simple form ("got") to indicate a completed action in the past.

7. I'm sure that children didn't use to being undisciplined when we were at school!
Correction: I'm sure that children didn't used to being undisciplined when we were at school!

Explanation: The word "use" should be changed to "used" to make the verb agree with the past tense of "did." Additionally, the word "being" should be removed to correct the sentence structure.

8. The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
Correction: The fox cubs came into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.

Explanation: The verb "come" should be in the past simple form ("came") to indicate a completed action in the past.

9. Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - don't you think he's colored it?
Correction: Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - don't you think he's dyed it?

Explanation: The verb "color" should be changed to "dye" to indicate changing the color of hair. Additionally, the verb "dye" should be in the past simple form ("dyed") to match the tense of the sentence.

10. Sorry, I'm late. I was expecting to catch the early train, but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
Correction: Sorry, I'm late. I expected to catch the early train, but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.

Explanation: The verb "expect" should be in the past simple form ("expected") to indicate a completed action in the past.

11. Would your mother work when you were a child, or did she stay at home?
Correction: Did your mother work when you were a child, or did she stay at home?

Explanation: The word "would" should be changed to "did" to indicate a completed action in the past.

12. I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news program as I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning!
Correction: I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news program because I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning!

Explanation: The word "as" should be changed to "because" to convey the reason or cause of the difficulty experienced.