USED TO / DIDN'T USE TO

(TALKING ABOUT PAST HABITS)

Hello.We are Mr. and Mrs. Goody.We are looking at our family album and talking
about good old days.Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.Write what
our relatives used to or didn't use to do.

 play golf
 ride a bicycle well
 play basketball
 climb mountains
 play the guitar Jack and Mark ...... Uncle Tommy ....... Little Anthony ....... Sally and Jane .......
 sing songs ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 go fishing ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 grow vegetables ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 sell meat
 run every morning
 drink a lot of milk
 play American
football
 make a snowman
 comb hair
 play hopscotch Helen ....................... Pam and Joe .......... Mark ....................... Sharon ....................
................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 cook delicious food
................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 ride a horse
................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
 fly kite

Cousin Peter ....... Brian ........................ Terry ....................... Gareth .................... My father ..............
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................

Aiden and Nash ..... My mother ............. Granny .................... Uncle Nathan ....... Sabrina ...................
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................
................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................

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ESL Worksheet: Used to & Be/Get Used To
Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - I like it now, but I ____.

didn't use to
didn't used to

Q2 - I find it hard _____ to the dark evenings in winter.

used
get used
to get used

Q3 - It took me a while to get used to ____ on a continental keyboard.

type
typing

Q4 - I _____ to being spoken to like that!

am not used
don't get used
used

Q5 - I ____ play football on Saturdays when I was at school.

was used to
used to

Q6 - Before I started cycling, I _____ go to work by bus.

used to
got used to

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Q7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get used to _____ every day.

study
studied
studying

Q8 - I couldn't _____ used to the food.

because
get

Q9 - He never _____ behave like that.

used
used to

Q10 - It's taking me a long time to ____ speaking Norwegian.

used to
get used to

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 Intermediate grammar exercise:
used to, be used to, get used to

English grammar practice exercise, intermediate

In this exercise you will practise ​used to​, ​be used to​ and ​get used to​.

Exercise instructions
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 work on my own.

a. am used to doing b. used to do c. get used to doing

2. 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

3. We were surprised to see her driving ​–​ she ______ when we first met her.

a. didn't use to drive b. got used to driving c. was used to driving

4. Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You ______ it in no time, I'm sure.

a. used to use b. are used to c. will get used to

5. When I had to commute to work every day I ______ very early.

a. used to getting up b. used to get up

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 Intermediate grammar exercise:
used to, be used to, get used to

6. I'm afraid I'll never ______ in this place. I simply don't like it and never will.

a. got used to living b. used to live c. get used to living

7. Whenever we came to Coventry we always ______ in the Central Hotel. We loved it.

a. used to stay b. got used to staying

8. When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything ______ well organized. Now it's total
chaos here.

a. got used to be b. was used to being c. used to be

9. Mr Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company because he ______ doing much
work everyday.

a. wasn't used to b. didn't use to

10. At first the employees didn't like the new open-space office, but in the end they ______ it.

a. got used to b. get used to c. are used to

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 Used To or Be / Get Used To Exercise

— USED TO + INFINITIVE Æ I used to play squash ­ I don’t play anymore

— BE USED TO + OBJECT OR VERB+ING I’m used to playing rugby in the cold ­ I am accustomed to it
— GET USED TO + OBJECT OR VERB+ING I got used to playing rugby in the heat ­ I adapted to the heat

Circle the correct answer. Fill the gaps when you´ve checked your answers.

1 Jim doesn't have a girlfriend now but he 6 If you go to live in the United Kingdom,
................................... . you................................... on the left.

A didn't use to A 'll have to get used to drive

B used to B 'll have to get used to driving

C was using to C 'd have had to get used to

2 People ................................... the Internet yet but in a 7 At first it was difficult for her to speak in French all the
few years time everybody will be surfing around like time but she ................................... to it now.
crazy.
A is used
A aren't used to using
B uses
B doesn’t use
C gets used
C isn't used to using

3 I ................................... to play football when I was 8 After the holidays it takes me a week
young. I'm too old and fat to play now. ................................... up early again.

A use A to get used to getting

B got used to B to be used to getting
C used C to get used to get

4 Pepe Juan was in London for a year. He liked England 9 The queue in the baker's ................................... to be
but he ................................... the insipid food and the so bad but now it's terrible. It must be that new
miserable weather. chapata bread they bake. It's delicious.

A could ever get used to A didn't use

B could never get used to B didn't used
C can ever get used to C was used

5 I've been getting up early every day for years but I 10 Do you mind if I ................................... your phone?
................................... to it.
A used
A used
B am using
B am still not used
C use
C am already used

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1) Write USED TO, BE USED TO or GET USED TO in the spaces provided. Make sure
you use the correct verb tense.

1. When I was a teenager I ……………………….... dress up for Halloween, but not

anymore.

2. At first I was really nervous about driving in Vancouver, but now I ...................………. to

it.

3. I don't think I'll ever ……………………..… to the rain in Vancouver.

4. Mike is Chinese. He is not …………………..…… speaking English in the office.

5. The smell of fish is awful, but you'll ……….……… it after a couple of months in the job.

6. There are some things in this life that you'll never ……………..………… to.

7. It will take a while for the office staff to ……………….… the new computer software.

8. Two years ago, the students …………………… have four hours a week of language

lessons, but now they have three hours.

9. She ………………………..……… to hard work. She grew up in a very poor family.

10. My children………………..……… to eating hamburgers, but I don't think I'll ever

……………… to eating them.

11. People from Africa …………….……… to hot weather because of the dry and hot

climate there.

12. I wasn't happy about working the evening shift but I have…………………….. to it now.

13. When I was starting to write, I ………..………… think I would never be as good as

Margaret Atwood.

14. Mr. Blundell ……………….. do lots of interviews when he was the mayor of Vancouver.

15. He never ………….……….. to flying a helicopter, even after years of working as a co-

pilot.
1.-Choose the correct answers
1- We ………………………..living in this climate.
a) are using to b) used to c) are used to d) use to
2- Are you used to ……………………. before going to bed.
a)read b) be read c) reading d) be reading
3- I used to ………………… thirty cigarettes a day.
a) smoking b) be smoking c) smoked d) smoke
4- This restaurant ………………………… very good but now, it isn't.
a) was used to b) used to be c) used to was d) use to be
5- Don't worry! You will soon ……………….. living in such a crowded city.
a) be used to b) used to c) get used to d) to get used to
6- It is an old habit in my country that people ……………….. drinking tea after each
meal.
a) are used to b) were used c) get used to d) got used to
7- Soldiers must …………….. waking up early in the morning.
a) used to b) to be used to c) to get used to d) get used to
8- People who are used to ………………. A lot, are called "Talkative".
a) speak b) spoke c)speaking d) spoken
9- It's a bad habit to tell lies and you should try not to ………………… it.
a) used to b) get used to c) be used to d) use
10- He ………………… act impolitely but now , he is a real gentleman.
a) use to b) used to c) was used to d) got used to
11- She didn't ……………… like horror movies when she was young.
a) used to b) use to c) was used to d) get used to
12- Never try to …………………. Smoking too much. It is too hard to quit it.
a) used to b) get used to c) used to be d) used to was
13- Persepolis ………………… …….. the ancient capital of Iran.
a) is used to b) was used to c) get used to d) use
14- We ………. baking powder when we want to make a cake.
a) used to b) are used to c) get used to d) use
15- What kind of perfume do you …………….?
a) be used to b) use c) get used to d) used to
2 Complete with used to or be used to, according to the context and put the verb in
brackets in the right form.
We _______________________ (live) in London years ago.
I didn’t like London but I ___________________ (already/live) in London now.
_______________ (you/go) cycling when you were five?
Tourists __________________ (not/come) here years ago.
I ________________ (hear) about the fantastic things he does. That’s no surprise.
When she was younger she never ______________ (wear) jeans because they didn’t
fit her.
Now she ______________ (wear) jeans because it is very cold where she lives.
She __________________ (speak) loud because she always needs to make herself
heard.
She never ________________(speak) loud because he suffered from her throat.
Years ago we ________________ (see) her a lot because she lived near us.
Last year we never ______________ (stay) at home at night because we have got the
baby.
I ___________________ (wear) glasses now but it took me a long time because I
found it very uncomfortable.
Have you ever used an electric typewriter before? No, but now I ________________
(use) one.
I have been living in China for years. At first I didn’t like the food but now I
________________ (already/eat) their strange delicacies.