68 GRAMMAR used to, be used to, get used to

0 ~the correct form.

I come from Germany. and I 1G°ed to ~/ am used to living in the
north. in Hamburg. but then I moved to Madrid about fi ve years ago.
adrid , Spain I had to 1 be used to I get used to having lunch quite late. at about
2.00 p.m .. and dinner as late as 9.00 or 10.00 p.m. I love the weather
in Spain - there a re more sunny days a nd it's a lot warmer. In
Germany, things 3usua lly I use to happen exactly on time. but here
things are much more relaxed. I like that. too. The only thing I really
miss is the bread! I 4 was used to being able I was used to be a ble
to choose from between 20 or 30 differe nt kinds of bread. but here it's
more like two or t hree. a nd white. not wholemeal. And sometimes I
have problems with noisy neighbours. especia lly at night. That never
5 used to be I was used to being a problem in Hamburg. People

there 6 usually go I are used to going to bed earlier.

(!) Complete the text with used to, am used to, Bet used to, or usually .

I 1 used to live Ln Sweden. but I married a n Italia n woma n and now I live
in Parma . Italy. I've been here for six years now. so I 2 the
lLfestyle. Life is more hectic here t ha n in Sweden . Italian people socialize
more than Swedish people, a nd I really en joy that. I had to 3_ _ _ __
eating lots of pasta . particularly tortellini. which are Parma's local speciality.
In Sweden I 4 eat pasta once or twice a month . and now I
_ _ _ _ _ have it once or twice a week! I also had to 6 the
differen t men tality. For example. people here a re very family-orienta ted. This
was new to me and hard to understand at first. But now I ' - - - - -
having lunch every Sunday w ith my in-laws! It was also quite hard fo r me to
8 the dialect they speak in Pa rma. I still sometimes h ave to ask
people to repeat things. The only thing I can 't 9 is the coffee. f
know, espresso is supposed to be the best coffee in the world, but it's just too
strong for me. In Sweden 1 10 drink a lot of coffee, but it was
much weaker. Still. I do love the smell of espresso!

G Complete the text with a verb from the li st in the correct form.

Neil and Shirley

·(ilf-,.~
be eat get up hve see
f , Q u.e ensland, Australia . . We used to 1 live in Engla nd, but we've been living in Queensland.
~- Australia. since 2010. We're used to 2 here now, bu t
at first it was quite hard . We live in the country. and when we first
moved into the house I just couldn 't get used to 3 _ _ _ __
snakes in the garden , but now it's not a problem. We just leave them
a lone. Although we speak the sa me la nguage, there are still some
things here that are strange. People here usually 4 _ __ _ _
really early. at about 5.00 a .m .. which we still haven 't got used to.
Chr istmas doesn ' t feel righ t either - I haven' t got used to
_ _ _ _ _ roast turkey when the tem perature is 40 degrees!

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Q C omplete the sentences w ith information about your life. Con1pare your answers w ith a partner.
1 I usually 4 I' m not used to _ __ __ _ _ __ _
2 I used to 5 It's difficult to get used to _ __ _ __
3 I'm used to 6 I didn 't use to _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _

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 SOLUTIONS OF GRAMMAR 6B
USED TO, BE USED TO, GET USED TO

A)

2 get used to

3 usually

4 was used to being able

5 used to be

6 usually go

B)

2 ‘m used to

3 get used to

4 used to

5 usually

6 get used to

7 ‘m used to

8 get used to

9 get used to

10 used to

C)

2 being

3 seeing

4 get up

5 eating