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Used to do……/ be used to N or doing smth / get used to N or doing smth

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences

1) Everybody drinks tea here but I can't _________________ it.


2) The noise in this neighbourhood is terrible but I _________________ it now.
3) The birds eventually _________________ the traffic and live happily by the motorway.
4) I am _________________ going to bed late - everybody does in Spain.
5) Are you _________________ the new job? Do you like it?
6) One never _________________ driving on the left. I hate it!
7) Adapting to city life is hard but I'm slowly _________________ it.
8) John _________________ the cold. He's from Finland.
9) People who live in the jungle find it difficult to _________________ the modern way of life.
10) She comes from a very wealthy family. She _________________ the good things in life.
Exercise 2
Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

a When I was a child, I didn't used to believe in Father Christmas.


b Did you get to long hair when you were younger?
c Did you used to watch a lot of TV in childhood?
d I usedn’t to like classical music but I love it now.
e Are you getting used to live in the city now you’ve moved?
f We’d often to go to look for shells on the beach last year.
g Do you use to play any sports when you were at school?
h My brother used to frightening me with horrible spiders.
i Francis would always know he’d be famous one day. He use to participate in all events at school.
j Don’t worry about the noise, I used to it.
Exercise 3
Open the brackets.
1. When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I ____________ (do) all the work on
my own. 2. He _____________ (read) several books last month, but he doesn't have time any more.
3. We were surprised to see her driving – she ______________ (drive) when we first met her.
4. Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You _______________(to appear) it in no time, I'm
sure. 5. When I had to commute to work every day I _____________ (get up) very early. 6. I'm
afraid I'll never ________________ (live) in this place. I simply don't like it and never will.
7. Whenever we came to Coventry we always _________ (to stay) in the Central Hotel. We loved
it. 8. When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything _______________ (to be) well
organized. Now it's total chaos here. 9. Mr Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company
because he ___________ (to do) much work everyday. 10. At first the employees didn't like the
new open-space office, but in the end they _____________ (to work) there.

Exercise 4
Choose the best option.
When I was a boy, I used to be/was being crazy about football. I would want/wanted to go to
every match – in fact I even started own football team. I would be/was the captain, of course, and
friend, Harry, was the goalie because he was taller than I was. We didn't/wouldn't have many
players but there were a few. Harry use to/used to believe that one day we'd both be professional
football players but of course that never happened.

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