1. Astronauts_____ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. were used to stay B. used to stay

C. were staying D. had used to stay

2. People _____ that the earth is round before.

A. were not used to believe B. used to believing

C. would not use to believe D. did not use to believe

3. Tuberculosis_____ incurable before.

A. use to be thought B. used to be thought

C. used to think D. use to think

4. Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.

A. have died B. used to die C. would die D. both B and C

5. Ben would travel a lot in his job but now, he doesn't.

A. used to B. use to C. was used to D. is used to

6. Newton_____ scientific books when a boy.

A. used to read B. has read C. had read D. had been reading

7. I am sorry I am not_____ fast.

A. used to drive B. used to driving C. use to drive D. use to driving

8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He_____

A. doesn't work any more B. still does

C. is now D. had never done anything else

9. She isn’t used to _______ as a princess.

A. be treated B. being treated C. treating D. used to treat

10. That foreigner is used to _______ in a tropical country.

A. live B. to living B. lived D. living

11. I_____ in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.

A. am used to living B. used to living

C. use to live D. am used to live

12. Jane_____ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.

A. used to working B. used to work

C. is used to working D. am used to work

13. This work doesn’t bother me. I _____ hard. I've worked hard all my life.

A. used to working B. used to work

C. am used to working D. am used to work

14. Dick_____ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.

A. used to having B. is used to having

C. was used to having D. used to have

15. When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.

A. used to think B. was used to thinking

C. used to thinking D. was used to think

16. Jason_____ on airplanes. His father is a pilot.

A. used to fly B. uses to fly

C. is used to flying D. used to flying

17. Michael_____ care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his own ever since.

A. used to take B. be used to taking

C. used to taking D. is used to taking

18. I_____ the piano quite well when I was younger.

A. am used to play B. used to play

C. am used to playing D. used to playing

19. I _____ on busy highways in big cities. I've been doing it ever since I learned how to drive.

A. am used to driving B. used to drive

C. am used to drive D. used to driving

20. When I was at primary school. My mother _______ to school every day.

A. takes B. is taking C. used to take D. is used to taking

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1. Astronauuts_______________in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. were used to stay

B. used to stay

C. were staying

D. had used to stay

2. People_______________that the earth in round before

A. were not used to believe

B. used to believing

C. would not use to believe

D. did not use to believe

3. Tuberculosis_______________incurable before

A. use to be thought

B. used to be think

C. used to think

D. use to think

4. These city girls are used_______________in the field

A. to work

B. used to like

C. would like

D. to working

5. Newton_______________scientific books when a boy

A. used to read

B. has read

C. had read

D. had been reading

6. I am sorry I am not_______________fast

A. used to drive

B. used to driving

C. use to drive

D. use to driving

7. Frank used to work in a small shop. He_______________

A. doesn't any more

B. still does

C. is now

D. had never done anything else

8. I_______________in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life

A. am used to living

B. used to living

C. use to live

D. am used to live

9. Jane_______________for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office

A. used to working

B. used to work

C. is used to working

D. am used to work

10. This work doesn't bother me. I_______________hard. I've worked hard all my life

A. used to working

B. used to work

C. am used to working

D. am used to work

**Exercise 7: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: used to + V or

simple past. (1)

1. I (see) .................. Marcus at the library working hard. He told me to say hello to you.
2. She (be) ....................... a lot happier, but then she lost her job.
3. There (be) ....................... three restaurants in this town, but two closed down
leaving only one.
4. If you look over there, you can see the field where they (fight) ....................... the
Battle of Harris Hill in 1509.
5. Did you (take) ....................... a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
6. How many hours a day did you (go) ....................... to school when you were ten?
7. Children never (talk) ....................... so aggressively to their parents. It’s terrible!
8. Soldiers (build) ....................... this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
9. Your mother (have) ............................... a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young
girl, didn’t she?
10. When I was five, I (be) ....................... able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can’t
even touch my toes.
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Astronauts ................. in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. were used to stay B. used to stay
C. were staying D. had used to stay
2. People ................. that the earth is round before.
A. were not used to believe B. used to believing
C. would not use to believe D. did not use to believe
3. Tuberculosis ................. incurable before.
A. use to be thought B. used to be thought
C. used to think D. use to think
4. Formerly babies ................. of whooping cough.
A. have died B. used to die
C. would die D. both B and C
5. These city girls are used ................. in the field.
A. to work B. used to lie
C. would like D. to working
6. Newton ................. scientific books when being a boy.
A. used to read B. has read
C. had read D. bad been reading
7. I am sorry I am not ................. fast.
A. used to drive B. used to driving
C. use to drive D. use to driving
8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He .................
A. doesn’t any more B. still does
C. is now D. had never done anything else
9. I ................. in Jakarta. I’ve lived here all my life.
A. am used to living B. used to living
C. use to live D. am used to live
10. Jane ................. for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working B. used to work
C. is used to working D. am used to work
Exercise 9: Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. is/ to/ it/ from/ How far/ the hospital?/ the park

2. is/ from/ three/ It/ here./ kilometers
3. it/ the/ Is/ to/ the/ far/ library?/ from/ supermarket

4. is/ National Museum?/ the/ Where

5. is/ The National Park/ from/ kilometers/ the University./ five
6. is/ to/ 200/ It/ from/ Nghe An/ nearly/ Hanoi./ kilometers

7. offices/ near/ Is/ post/ any/ here?/ there

8. here/ It/ from/ is/ minute/ walk/ to/ five/ the/ parking lot./ just / a
9. is/ row/ from/ the first/ to/ second/ the/ centimeters/ row./ It/ 30

10. house/ My/ so/ is/ school,/ I/ walk./ my/ near

E

XERCISE

1.

Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

.

1. Astronauts

______

in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. were used to stay

B. used to stay

C. were staying

D. had

used to stay

2. People

______

that the earth is round before.

A. were not used to believe

B. used to believing

C. would not use to believe

D. did not use to believe

3. Tuberculosis

______

incurable before.

A. use to be though

t

B. used to be thought

C. used to think

D. use to think

4. Formerly babies

______

of whooping cough.

A. have died

B. used to die

C. would die

D. both B and C

5. These city g

irls are used

______

in the field.

A. to work

B. used to lie

C. would like

D. to working

6. Newton

______

scientific books when a boy.

A. used to read

B. has read

C. had read

D. had been reading

7. I am

sorry I am not

______

fast.

A. used to drive

B. used to driving

C. use to drive

D. use to driving

8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He

______.

A. doesn't any more

B. still does

C. is now

D. had never done anything else

9. Roy Trenton u

sed to work in a small shop. He

______.

A. is driving it

B. doesn’t drive it any more

C. likes it

D. didn’t like it

10. Roy Trenton use to drive a taxi. This means he

______.

A. use to lie

B. used live

C. used to living

D.

used to live

11. I

______

in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.

A. am used to living

B. used to living

C. use to live

D. am used to live

12. Jane

______

for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.

A. used to working

B. used to work

C. is used to working

D. am used to work

13. This work doesn’t bother me. I

______

hard. I've worked hard all my life.

A. used to working

B. used to work

C. am used to working

D. am used to work

14. Dick

______

a moustache, but

he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.

A. used to having

B. is used to having

C. was used to having

D. used to have

15. When I was a child, I

______

anyone 40 was old.

A. used to think

B. was used to thinki

ng

C. used to thinking

D. was used to think

EXERCISE

2

.

Fill in the blank with “use, used to, be used to, or be used for”

:

1. I often

______

this pen to write my lessons.

2. I

______

love Ann but now she gets on my nerves.

3. There

______

be a

tree in front of my house.

4. They

______

a

computer to do the most complicated calculations.

5. These bricks

______

Building a new s

chool

.

6. That knife

______

cut oranges.

7. American women

______

being independent.

8. Cheques and credit cards

______

storing

wealth.

9. It took me a long time to

______

wearing glasses.

10. Metal and paper

______

making money.

EXERCISE

3

.

Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to

.

1. When Barbara was

i

n

I

taly, she stayed with an Italian

family.

2. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger

3. We seem to have lost interest in our work.

4. I don’t mind travelling by train now.

5. I went to the church when I was a child.

6. Since we’ve

lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.

7. Mr.

Michel grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.

1. My father didn’t _________ coffee for breakfast.

A. used to have B. use to have C. use to having D. use be having

2. We ________ walk past the church on our way to primary school.

A. uses to walk B. used to walking C. used to walk D. are used to walking

3. Mr. Poole has lived in Vietnam for many years. He ________the hot climate here.

A. used to B. is used to C. gets used to D. B and C are correct

4. Miss White is a nurse. She ________ working at night.

A. used to B. uses to C. is used to D. has used to

5. Precious metals such as gold, silver________ for making jewelries.

A. used to B. are used to C. is used to D. used

6. I always read books before bedtime. I ________ reading books at night.

A. am used for B. used to C. am used to D. was used to

7. He never drinks beer. He ________ drinking beer.

A. used B. isn’t used to C. used to D. isn’t used for

8. I’m from Vietnam. I _________ driving on the right.

A. use to B. used to C. am used to D. get used

9. My uncle _________ policeman when I was young.

A. used to B. used to be C. used to being D. used have been

10. Helen_________ to me very often, but now she phones.

A. used to write B. has written C. wrote D. writes

11. Tam didn’t _______ do morning exercise. Now he is getting fat.

A. used to B. use to C. get used to D. be used to

12. A lot of people use mobile phones nowadays. They _____communicating through long distances.

A. are used for B. used for C. used to D. are used to

13. It’s took me quite a long time to _________ wearing these glasses.

A. be used to B. used to C. get used to D. be used for

14. There was a big tree in our garden but it has just been cut down. There _______ a big tree there.

A. is used to B. has been C. is D. used to be

15. I _________ driving on the left in London here so I often travel by bus.

A. used to B. am used to C. am not used to D. didn’t use to

16. Mrs. Lan is a nurse, so she _________ at night.

A. to work B. is used to working C. worked D. used to work

17. He never drinks beer. He ___________ beer.

A. is used to drinking B. used to drink C. didn’t used to drink D. isn’t used to drinking

18. I ________ stay up late watching TV last year but now I don’t.

A. be used to B. used to C. get used to D. be used for

19. My father__________ a packet of cigarettes last year but now he has given it up.

A. used to smoke B. used to smoking C. is used to smoking D. used to smoking

20. He never drinks beer. He_________ drinking beer.

A. used B. isn’t used to C. used to D. isn’t used for

9. There ……. a stadium in the town but now there isn’t.

A. use to be B. was used to C. is used to D. used to be

10. She didn’t use to…… in the fatory.

A. work B. woking C. to work D. worked

11. Did you ……… to the cinema when you lived in London?

A. used to go B. were used to go C. use to go D. were used to going

12. I ……… stay up late watching TV last year but now I don’t.

A. be used to B. used to C. get used to D. be used for

II. Find mistake in sentence and correct it.

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