EXERCISE II: USING USED TO/ BE USED TO/ GET USED TO
Choose the best answer A,B OR C to fill in the gap.
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 c. was used to get
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 c. were used to stay
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
11. Jim doesn't have a girlfriend now but he .
a. didn't use to b. used to c. was using to
12. If you go to live in the United Kingdom, you on the left.
a. ll have to get used to drive
b.'ll have to get used to driving
c. 'd have had to get used to
I. Rewrite the sentences below using used to:
1.My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl.
→ My mum _________________________________.
2.There are more vehicles on the roads now.
→ There did not _____________________________.
3.We cycled to school two years ago.
→ We ______________________________________.
4.There did not use to be many traffic accidents before.
→ Now there are _____________________________.
5.My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job.
→ My uncle_________________________________.
6. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.
=>I_________________________________.
7.He had a lot of money but helost it all when his business failed.
=>He_________________________________.
8.I seem to have lost interest in my work.
=> I_________________________________.
9.Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
- Dennis _________________________________.
10.My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> My brother _________________________________.
11.My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> My parents _________________________________.
12.Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.
=> Jim _________________________________.
EXERCISE II: USING USED TO/ BE USED TO/ GET USED TO Choose the best answer A,B OR C to fill in the gap.
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 c. was used to get
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 c. were used to stay
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
11. Jim doesn't have a girlfriend now but he .
a. didn't use to b. used to c. was using to
12. If you go to live in the United Kingdom, you on the left.
a. 'll have to get used to drive
b. 'll have to get used to driving
c. 'd have had to get used to
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My mum used to live in a small village ( when she was a girl)There didnot use to be more vehicles on the roads beforeWe used to cycle to school two year agoNow there are many traffic accidentsMy uncle used to be a bus drive some years ago( but now he has a desk job)............Dennis used to give up smoking three yeas agoMy brother used to have his hair cut short ( when he joined the army)My parents used to live in the USA ( when they were young)Jim used to be my best friend ( but we arenot friends any more)~ HỌC TỐT ~
# Q.TRANG #
. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to | B. is used to | C. has used to | D. was used to |
2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?
A. go | B. to go | C. going | D. goes |
3. I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework | B. housework | C. job | D. occupation |
4. My mother is very …………..at cooking.
A. well | B. good | C. popular | D. famous |
5. She ………… a letter when the telephone rang
A. writes | B. wrote | C. has written | D. was writing |
6. I’m afraid this article is …………… date
A. over | B. pass | C. behind | D. out of |
7. We avoid …………….. our environment.
A. polluted | B. polluting | C. pollute | D. to pollute |
8. He lied so much that when he told the ………………… nobody believed him.
A. true | B. real | C. fact | D. truth |
9. Betty is …………………. years old now, but she will be twenty next month
A. ninety | B. ninetieth | C. nine | D. nineteen |
10. Four times ………………… makes one hundred.
A. twenty | B. twenty-five | C. twenty-fives | D. twenty-fifth |
. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to | B. is used to | C. has used to | D. was used to |
2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?
A. go | B. to go | C. going | D. goes |
3. I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework | B. housework | C. job | D. occupation |
1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to | B. is used to | C. has used to | D. was used to |
2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?
A. go | B. to go | C. going | D. goes |
3. I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework | B. housework | C. job | D. occupation |
4. My mother is very …………..at cooking.
A. well | B. good | C. popular | D. famous |
5. She ………… a letter when the telephone rang
A. writes | B. wrote | C. has written | D. was writing |
6. I’m afraid this article is …………… date
A. over | B. pass | C. behind | D. out of |
7. We avoid …………….. our environment.
A. polluted | B. polluting | C. pollute | D. to pollute |
8. He lied so much that when he told the ………………… nobody believed him.
A. true | B. real | C. fact | D. truth |
9. Betty is …………………. years old now, but she will be twenty next month
A. ninety | B. ninetieth | C. nine | D. nineteen |
10. Four times ………………… makes one hundred.
A. twenty | B. twenty-five | C. twenty-fives | D. twenty-fifth |
1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Sometimes both options are correct.
1. She would/ used to spend 10 minutes each day brushing her hair.
2. He used to be/ would be very handsome when he wá a young man.
3. There wouldn't be/ didn't use to be cats or dogs on the Galapagos Islands.
4. Tourists would collect/ used to collect shells from the beach until they banned it.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to/ would and the verbs in the box.
ride play buy live hate be
1. When Jalet was small she....... olives, but now she loves them
2. Seb ........ a motobike, but he stopped when he got married.
3. He....... so fat, in fact, when he was younger he was quite skinny.
4. A few years ago Tessa....... a lot of tennis, but she had to give up when she hurt her back.
5. They.... in this house, they only moved here a few years ago.
6. He doesn't smoke so much these days, but when he was younger, he..... two packets a day.
1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Sometimes both options are correct.
1. She would/ used to spend 10 minutes each day brushing her hair.
2. He used to be/ would be very handsome when he was a young man.
3. There wouldn't be/ didn't use to be cats or dogs on the Galapagos Islands.
4. Tourists would collect/ used to collect shells from the beach until they banned it.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to/ would and the verbs in the box.
ride play buy live hate be
1. When Jalet was small she..used to hate..... olives, but now she loves them
2. Seb ....used to ride.... a motobike, but he stopped when he got married.
3. He..would be..... so fat, in fact, when he was younger he was quite skinny.
4. A few years ago Tessa..used to play..... a lot of tennis, but she had to give up when she hurt her back.
5. They.used to live... in this house, they only moved here a few years ago.
6. He doesn't smoke so much these days, but when he was younger, he...used to buy.. two packets a day.
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of “ USE/ BE USED TO/ BE USED FOR/ USED TO/ GET USED TO/ DIDN’T USE TO”
1. He __________________ smoke a cigar after meal but now he quits smoking because he has got some respiratory problems.
2. That nice villa _______________________be decorated by Mr. Barry Johns, a famous architect.
3. They _______________be best friends when they were little boys but now their friendship no longer exists.
4. I (not)_____________________living in cold areas.
5. He _______________________this machine for five years.
6. They _______________________play football every Sunday morning.
7. These students _____________________studying hard every day.
8. Money _______________buying and selling _________________ goods.
9. I don’t know how ________________ this electronic computer.
10. Why didn’t you _________________English to speak to him?
Complete the sentences with than or as and the phrases below.
I thought she would be I was before
it looks from the outside it used to be
it was when I first moved into it there used to be
1 This part of town is much less popular than it used to be.
2 My flat isn't as charming _________________
3 The house is actually more spacious _________________
4 Kelly wasn't as late _________________
5 There are fewer contemporary buildings in the town centre _________________
6 I'm happier in my new flat _________________
2 My flat isn't as charming as it was when I first moved into it.
(Căn hộ của tôi không còn đẹp như khi tôi mới chuyển đến.)
3 The house is actually more spacious than it looks from the outside.
(Ngôi nhà thực sự rộng rãi hơn so với khi nhìn từ bên ngoài.)
4 Kelly wasn't as late as I was before.
(Kelly không còn trễ như tôi trước đây.)
5 There are fewer contemporary buildings in the town centre than there used to be.
(Có ít tòa nhà hiện đại hơn ở trung tâm thị trấn so với trước đây.)
6 I'm happier in my new flat than I thought she would be.
(Tôi hạnh phúc hơn trong căn hộ mới của mình hơn là tôi nghĩ cô ấy sẽ như thế.)
Exercise 5: Complete sentence with used to and the correct form of the given verbs:
1. I (play) _____________________ football when I was a child.
2. John (not smoke) _____________________ before he went to work.
3. There (be) _____________________ five lakes in my village, but now there is only one.
4. Minh (like) _____________________ eating junk food, but now he (eat) _____________________ healthy food.
5. She (not cook) ____________________ before she get married, but now she (cook) _____________ every evening.
6. Alex (not have) ____________________ a mobile phone, but now he (use) ___________________ his mobile phone very often.
7. When I was single, I (go) _________________ shopping every weekend, but now I (want) ________________ to go out with my husband.
8. __________ your father (go) ______________ late when he worked for Apple company? ~ Yes, he did.
1. I used to play football when I was a child.
2. John didn't use to smoke before he went to work.
3. There used to be five lakes in my village, but now there is only one.
4. Minh used to like eating junk food, but now he eats healthy food.
5. She didn't use to cook before she get married, but now she cooks every evening.
6. Alex didn't use to have a mobile phone, but now he uses his mobile phone very often.
7. When I was single, I used to go shopping every weekend, but now I wants to go out with my husband.
8. Did your father used to go late when he worked for Apple company? ~ Yes, he did.
Choose the correct answers.
1. I ____________ a lot when I was younger.
a. use to swim b. used to swim
c. used to swimming d. didn't used to swim
2. People__________ so often, or they just didn't travel at all.
a. used to travel b. used not to travel
c. didn't used to travel d. didn’t use to travel
3. My brother__________ his leg in a car accident when he was 20.
a. broke b. used to break c. uses to break d. breaks
4. _________long hair when you were a teenager?
a. Used you to have b. Did you used to have
c. Did you use to have d. Are you used to having
5. My Grandpa never__________ coffee. He always drank tea.
a. uses to like b. used to like c. didn't use to like d. is used to like
6. She________ as a teacher for many years before she became a writer
a. didn't use to work b. used to worked c. used to work d. worked
7. There______ a bus station there. When was it built?
a. used to be b. usedn't to be c. didn't use to be d. used not being
8. Dominic _________ to bed late on Fridays and Saturdays.
a. usually goes b. uses to go c. doesn't use to go d. is used to go
9. What kind of music ________when she was a child?
a. Nancy used to like b. used Nancy to like
c. did Nancy used to like d. did Nancy use to like
10. He _______several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more.
a. usually reads b. used to read c. used to reading d. didn't use to read
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.D
10.B
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5. USED TO. TO BE USED TO a. S + be accustomed to + V_ing b. S + often + V <=> S + be used to + V_ing c. This is the first time + The present perfect tense <=> S + be not used to + V_ing
a. They once started these machines by hand. b. He doesn’t get up late any more. c. I don’t listen to the radio any more. d. They don’t have a dog any more. e. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer. f. Ben is not as keen on travel as she used to be. g. When he was young, he usually did morning exercises in the park. h. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young. i. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike. j. When I was young , I often got up early. k. Janie isn’t accustomed to working so hard. l. I often get up early. m. My English friend finds driving on the right difficult. n. This is the first timethat I have lived in a city with a high crime rate. o. She has always got up early in the morning. q. Working a large office is a new experience for me. r. My brother is accustomed to living in a cold climate. s. I don’t normaly go into town by car. t. My grandmother is not accustomed to the cold weather. u. This is the first time my daughter has eaten European food.
