used to - to be / to get used to

I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of used and the verb in brackets.

1. Caroline ________ (have) a walkman, now she has an ipod.

2. We haven't seen Bob very often since he got a promotion. He's very busy. He
_____________________ (not be) so busy.
3. I've just got my first job. It's exciting but I'll have _______________________(work)
regular hours.
4. It is difficult for Tom to drive in England. He ____________________ (drive) on the left-
hand side of the road.
5. When Peter was young, he ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
6. People from India usually find our food tasteless. They ________________________ (eat)
spicy food. 7. Computers _____________ (be) very expensive. Now the prices are more
reasonable.
8. English has become international. Businessmen ________________________ (speak)
English at international meetings.
9. During my childhood, I ________________ (spend) a lot of time with my grandparents.
10. Maria _________________ (think) that she would never ___________________ (live) in
New York. 11. Tom______________ (take) the bus to go to work, now he walks.
12. Sending emails to my grandmother is difficult. She isn't _______________a computer.

II. Use the correct form of used to (didn‘t use to ; did ...use to ) / get (got) used to V / be (am,
is, are) used to

1. I ................................................(go) jogging three times a week when I lived in Italy. Now,

I'm too busy and can only jog once a week.
2. Janice .............................................(live) in New York, but moved to Seattle last year.
3. I .......................................(enjoy) having an espresso in the bar every morning when I lived
in Italy.
4. ................you ..............................(take) the bus to work when you lived there?
5. They .......................................(not/ ask) so many questions!
6. We ...........................(spend) a lot of money on projects that didn't help the company.
7. They ...................................(ask) a lot of crazy questions that didn't seem to make any
sense.
8. I ...........................................(get up) at nine o'clock every morning.
9. He ...............................(live) in San Francisco.
10. Mary .................................... to her new job.
11. We ......................................(not) to weather here in Seattle. We want to go home!
12. They .......................................(work) overtime.
13. She .................................(live) alone.
14. Sally ........................................................(spend) hours in front of the computer every day.
15. I .....................................................(eat) out for lunch.
16. Jack ...........................................................(change) jobs once every few years.
17. The children ... ............................................ to their new school.
18. He .......................................(commute) to work every day.
19. When I was young I ................................................(play) with my dolls. Of course I no
longer play with dolls!
20. We .......................................................(go) out a lot in the summer.

III. Write correct questions with „used to „

1. ..................you ...........................(live) in England?

2. ...................you ..............................(go) out with my sister?
3. .................................they ....................................(use) to own the company?
4. ............................. we ..................................(go) to the same school?
5. What sort of things ...................... you ...............................(like) when you were young?
6. ................they ........................... (play) with dolls?

IV. Use the correct form of used to (didn‘t use to ; did ...use to ) / get (got) used to / be (am,
is, are) used to

1. There ....................................................(be) a cinema in the town but now there isn't.

2. She .................... ............... ......(have) really long hair but she's cut it off.
3. I ...................................(not/like) him but now I do.
4. I ............................................................(live) on my own. I've done it for quite a long time.
5. Hans has lived in England for over a year so he .............................................(drive) on the
left now.
6. They've always lived in hot countries so they ......................................................to the cold
weather here. 7. I didn't understand the accent when I first moved here but I quickly
.........................................to it.
8. She has started working nights and is still getting ......................................(sleep) during the
day.
9. I have always lived in the country but now I'm beginning to
..............................................(live) in the city.
10. Karen .................................................(play) with dolls.
11.Sheila wasn't ....................................(cook) for herself.
12. Did Todd ..............................................(go) skiing in the Alps?
13. I never ...............................(get) up so late.
14. His dog is .............................................(stay) home alone all day.
15. I wonder if you will ever get ..................................................(work) so hard.
16. She didn't ...................................(sing) so well, did she?
17. Herbert ............................................( play) basketball after school.
18. They .............................. ........................(not/stay) out so late.