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GTAV 10

USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO

A) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple
Past
1. After Fred .. (to spend) his holiday in Italy he (to want) to
learn Italian.
2. Jill .. (to phone) Dad at work before she .. (to leave) for her
trip.
3. Susan .. (to turn on) the radio after she (to wash) the
dishes.
4. When she (to arrive) the match . (already / to start).
5. After the man .. (to come) home he ..(to feed) the cat.
6. Before he .. (to sing) a song he . (to play) the guitar.
7. She . (to watch) a video after the children .. (to go) to bed.
8. After Eric (to make) breakfast he . (to phone) his friend.
9. I .. (to be) very tired because I .. (to study) too much.
10. They . (to ride) their bikes before they .. (to meet) their friends.
USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO
NOTE
- USED TO DO expresses past habit.
When I was young, I used to go climbing once a month.
- BE/GET USED TO + NOUN/PRONOUN/ VERB ING.
I am used to the weather in this country.
Paul lives alone. He doesnt mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years. It is not
strange for him. He is used to it / He is used to living alone.
- The difference in meaning between BE USED TO and GET USED TO
BE USED TO is used to say that something is normal, not unusual.
Dont worry. John is used to driving for long hours. He has worked as a professional
driver for 20 years.
GET USED TO shows that something is in the process of becoming normal.
He doesnt like that small town, but hell get used to it.
I got used to living in Canada in spite of the cold weather.

B) Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using used to +


infinitive:
1. I / live in a flat when I was a child.
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2. We / go to the beach every summer?


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3. She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.
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4. He / not / smoke.
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5. I / play tennis when I was at school.
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6. She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
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7. He / play golf every weekend?
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8. They both / have short hair.
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9. Julie / study Portuguese.
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10. I / not / hate school.
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C) Make sentences using be used to + verb-ing or be used to + noun / pronoun. You
need to choose the correct tense:
1. I (live) in London, so the crowds dont bother me.
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2. She (the Tokyo subway) so she doesnt get lost.
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3. He (not / deal) with animals, so hes a bit scared of the dogs.
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4. John (drive) in heavy traffic.
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5. I (wake) up in the night with my baby. I drink lots of coffee!
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6. It was very hard to get up at five when I first started this job, because I (not / it).
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7. She (drink) a lot of coffee, so she doesnt have a problem with going to sleep
afterwards.
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8. Ive lived here in Hokkaido for three years but I (not / the snow).
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9. He (do) a lot of exercise, so a ten-mile walk is easy for him.
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10. Julies flat is in the centre of London. When she visits a friend in the countryside, its
difficult for her to sleep because she (not / the quiet).
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D) Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following.

1. When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I . all the

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

work on my own.
A. am used to doing
B. used to do
C. get used to doing
He several books a month but he doesn't have time any more.
A was used to reading
B. got used to reading C. used to read
We were surprised to see her driving she . when we first met her.
A. got used to driving
B. didnt use to drive C. was used to driving
Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You .. it in no time, I'm sure.
A. are used to
B. will get used to
C. used to use
When I had to commute to work every day I very early.
A. used to getting up
B. used to get up
C. was used to get up
I'm afraid I'll never . in this place. I simply don't like it and never will.
A. used to live
B. get used to living C. got used to living
Whenever we came to Coventry we always .. in the Central Hotel. We

loved it.
A. got used to staying
B. used to stay
C. used to staying
8. When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything well organized.
Now it's total chaos here.
A. used to be
B. got used to be
C. was used to being
9. Mr. Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company because he .
doing much work every day.
A. didnt use to
B. wasnt used to
C. didnt use
10. At first the employees didn't like the new open-space office but in the end they
. It.
A. get used to
B. got used to
C. are used to

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