Additional exercises

Used To, Be Used To, Get Used To, Would

NB!!! We use “Used to” to show a habitual past action or state that was true in the
past but is no longer true. “Used to” is generally not used with past-time expressions.
We use “Would” to express actions or states that occurred regularly during a
period in the past. We often use “Would” with past time expressions. “Used to” and
“Would” are similar in meaning when they express past actions. However, only “Used
to” can express past location, state of being, or possession.
I. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of “used to”, “would”, “be
used to”, “get used to”. In some cases, you should take into account a verb given in
brackets.
1. In spring, we __________ (take) trips to the country. We ___________
sometimes buy fresh vegetables and fruits.
2. When I was a child, we __________ (have) the Persian cat.
3. There never __________ (be) a restaurant here.
4. Did you __________ like swimming at the university?
5. Every month he __________ buy his mother a bunch of daisies.
6. When I was young, I _________ (like) meat but now I eat it quite regularly.
7. When we were young, we _________ often walk in the park every evening.
8. I __________ (get up) early, so I don’t mind doing it. Now getting up early in the
morning is normal for me.
9. My little son __________ (eat) lunch at the midday. So he was snappy yesterday
when we didn’t eat until one.
10.I __________ (be) quite lonely, but then I met my new boyfriend.
II. Complete the text with the present simple, present continuous, used to or would form
in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Then and now
Tom Carter is now a farmer, but his life was once very different
Until a few years ago, I (1) _________ (be) the lead vocalist in a famous band.
In the old days, record companies (2) _________ (give) musicians a cash advance
to make albums and videos and then after the album was released, we (3)
__________ (go) on tour. When we got back, we (4) ___________ (start) work
on a new album. We (5) __________ (have) a lot of fun, even though we (6)
__________ (also/ have to) be away from our families and the loved ones for
months at a time.

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 It’s all completely different these days. It’s often necessary for musicians (7)
__________ (raise) money themselves to release their own records, which can be
very challenging. Because of the crowded media market they (8) ___________
(compete) even harder with other bands and musicians. In the age of social media
fans also play a bigger role. They (9) __________ (want) new albums all the time
and also (10) __________ (expect) to hear from the musicians directly on Twitter.
I know musicians of my age (11) __________ (find) it all very difficult to get
used to.
III. Choose the correct option in italics to complete the sentences. Sometimes both
options are possible.
1. My grandparents would always/ always used to listen to classical music in the car.
2. Every year they would/ used to go to a jazz festival which took place in Lviv.
3. I remember my mother would/ used to have a huge collection of vinyl when we
were young.
4. My mum would/ used to know all the words to every song by Madonna and Abba.
5. When I was six years old, my best friend was/ would be Mary Schumer.
6. Mary and I used to sit/ sat next to each other in class.
7. Our families didn’t/ wouldn’t have much money at that time.
8. Every evening Mary and I played/ would play in the park.
9. We didn’t use to/ wouldn’t go home until it was dark.