rewrite the sentences, using USED TO + VERB or GET/BE USED TO + N/V-ING
1. John still finds the cold weather difficult.
John still can't .............................................................
2. Did you go to the church on Sundays when you were young?
Did you .............................................................
3. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
Barbara .............................................................
4. Did you know that Carol played basketball for her country?
Did you know that ............................................................. basketball for her country?
5. Do you think you could learn to live without your mobile phone?
Do you think you could ............................................................. without your mobile phone?
6. This town has a lot more cinemas than it had in the past.
This town ............................................................. so many cinemas.
7. I can't do without mike coffee. I drink it every day.
I .............................................................

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang? Did you use ............................................................................................? 2.Linda doesn't live with her parents any more. Linda used .............................................................................................. 3.I don't have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school. I used ........................................................................................................ 4.He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman. He used .................................................................................................... 5.They didn't often go to the cinema every Sunday last year. They didn't use ....................................................................................... 6.My hair now is much longer than that in the past. In the past my hair used ........................................................................ 7.I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don't. I used ......................................................................................................................

VI . Review the sentences using “used to”

1.My father lived in small village when she was a girl.

My father …………………………………………………………………………

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 brother went swimming when he was a child.

My brother ……………………………………………………………………………

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use................................................................................................... ?
7. Linda doesn’t live with her parents any more.
Linda used ......................................................................................................
8. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
I used..............................................................................................................
9. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used ..........................................................................................................
10. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair used .................................................................................

I. Điền dạng thích hợp của to be: am,is,are,was,were vào chỗ cần thiết hoặc ghi / vào chỗ không cần:
1. I....used to live in America, but now I live in France.
2. I....used to sitting at this desk.I sit here everyday.
3. I....used to sit in the back of the classroom, but now I prefer to sit in front of row.
4. When I was a child, I....used to play games with my friends in a big field near my house after school everyday.
5. It's hard for my children to stay inside on a cold, rainy day.They....used to playing outside in the big field near our house. They play there almost everyday.
6. A teacher....used to answering questions. Students,especially good students, always have a lot of questions.
7. People....used to believe the world was flat.
8. Mrs Brown....used to do the cooking for her family.
9. She....used to travelling by plane.
10. You and I are from different cultures. You....used to having fish for breakfast. I....used to having cheese and bread for breakfast.

**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

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

Did you use................................................................................................... ?

2. Linda doesnt live with her parents any more.

Linda used ......................................................................................................

3. I dont have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.

I used..............................................................................................................

4. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.

He used ..........................................................................................................

5. They didnt often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

They didnt use...............................................................................................

6. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

In the past my hair used .................................................................................

7. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I dont.

I used..............................................................................................................

8. There were some trees in the field, but now there arent any.

There used.....................................................................................................