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I.
a. Be used to +-ing/noun –to talk about situations they are familiar to or normal for
someone and which therefore do not find strange or difficult.
b. Use get used to + -ing/noun to talk about situations becoming familiar or normal
after at first being strange or difficult.
c. Use be/get accustomed to + -ing/noun with the same meanings as be/get used to but
used in a more formal context.
1. Rosa didn’t like English food at first, but now she likes it. Used
Rosa didn’t like English food at first but now………………………………it
2. I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to eat with chopsticks. Used
I don’t think I’ll ever………………………………… with chopsticks.
3. Lying on the beach all day is an unusual experience for me. Used
I…………………………………. Lying on the beach all day
4. I’m sure I won’t have any problems sharing a flat after a couple of weeks. GET
I’m sure I’ll………………………………………a flat after a couple of weeks.
5. I still find it difficult to work with a computer. Used
I still haven’t…………………………………………….. with a computer.
6. I don’t think I’ll find easy to eat with chopsticks. used
I don’t think I’ll ever…………………………. with chopsticks.
7. Ken found it strange to be so poor. Used
………………………………………………………………………….

8. I haven’t driven this kind of car before. Accustomed

………………………………………………………..
9. I don’t fiind strange to travel all the time any more. Got
I………………………………………………………. all the time.
10. I think she’ll always fiind it strange to work as part of a team. Get
I don’t think she’ll……………………………………………. as part of a team.
11. Judy always found it difficult t ogive people the sack in her job. Used
Judy couldn’t……………………………….. people the sack in her job.

II.

a. Used to expresses past habits and permanent states

b. Would expresses past repeated actions and routines- NOT STATES

1. Sally went to ballet classes three times a week. Go

Sally……………………………………….. ballet classes three times a week.
2. When I was young, I used to visit my grandmother every day after school. would
When I was young,…………………………….. my grandmother every day after
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3. He used to feel exhausted at the end of each day. would

……………………………………………………………………….
4. Ian finds it normal now to sort out other people’s problems for them. Used
…………………………………………………………………..
5. As a child he played some kind of sport every day would
………………………………………………………………………….

III. Expressions with –ing

a. Use have a habit of + -ing to talk about things that people often do, especially when
these things are considered bad.
b. Use be always + -ing as an emphatic exclamation to describe habits causing
annoyance or surprise.
1. Zoe often makes jokes about her problems. Habit
……………………………………………………………………….
2. You criticize other people too often! Always
…………………………………………………………………….
3. Harriet often says things that annoy other people. Habit
……………………………………………………………………….

IV. Expressions with infinitive (with to)

a. Use tend + infinitive (with to) to talk about things that people usually do or that
usually happen or are true.
b. Use have a tendency + infinitive (with to) with the same meaning as tendș often
used when the speaker disapproves of or dislikes something.

1. I usually have more energy in the morning. Tend

………………………………………………………………………
2. My mother worries too much. Tendency
…………………………………………………………………..
3. Frank doesn’t usually tell lies. tends
…………………………………………………………………..
4. Reg often panics when there’s a problem of any kind. Tendency
………………………………………………………………………..

V.

a. be(present/future) + the first (+ever) + present perfect

●to talk about the first time something happens in the present or future. Ever= in the whole of
someone’s life, in the whole of history

b. be (past) + the first time (+ever) + past perfect

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●to talk about the first time something happened in the past

1. I’m asking you this question for the third time.

This is…………………………………………………………………….
2. Tomorrow, she’ll be driving a car for the first time.

Tomorrow……………………………………………………….

3. Before then, she had never had to earn her own money.
That was the first time……………………………………………….
4. She has never eaten lobster before. Time
It’s the first ……………………………………..lobster.
5. They have never been outside Britain before. First
It’s the……………………………………. outside Britain
6. He has never seen this film before. EVER
It’s…………………………………………………. this film.
7. I’ve never read that book before. First
It’s……………………………………………. that book.
8. I’ve never heard such a funny story ever
That’s the………………………………………….heard!

VI. Adjectives used to talk about habits and normality

a. Typical – with most usual qualities – typical dish
b. Everyday
c. Frequent/regular
d. Common – usual or familiar
e. Usual
f. Average –normal statistically
g. Normal
h. Ordinary –not unusual
i. Rare=very unusual
j. It + be + adjective + for + object + infinitive + (with to)
●typical for is replaced with typical of

1. People quite often arrive late. Common

It is………………………………………………………. arrive late.
2. Tell me, do people usually wait patiently in queue in Britain? Usual
Tell me,……………………………….to wait patiently in queue in Britain?
3.In fact, I don’t usually get as many presents as this. Normal
In fact, ………………………………………………..to get as many presents as this.
4.In my experience, Noel doesn’t usually lose his temper like that. rare
In my experience,……………………………………….to lose his temper like that.

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He meant to make a cup of tea but they had run out of teabags.
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