Topic: used to / be used to / get used to

 Used to followed by an infinitive

 Be used to followed by a gerund
 Get used to followed by a gerund

1.-Join the sentence in column A with the sentence that has the same meaning in column

A B
1-I played football. d
2-She was a nurse. i
3.-They usually wore formal clothes.h
4.-It is easy for me to swim long distances.b
5.-It is not easy for her to speak to strangers.a
6.-Working for her is not easy but I will try.g
7.-I can´t stand so much tea.j
9.-She trains on Saturdays c
10.-I didn´t like to wear a uniform but I had to. f
a.- She is not used to speaking to strangers.
b.-I am used to swimming long distances.
c.- She is used to training on Saturdays.
d.-I used to play football.
f.-I had to get used to wearing a uniform.
g.-I will get used to working for her.
h-They used to wear formal clothes.
i.- She used to be a nurse.
j.-I can´t get used to drinking so much tea.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets

a. There didn’t use to be (be) computers in the nineteenth century.

b. I am used to working (work) on the night shift.

c. I used to work (work) on the night shift.

d. She had to get used to speaking (speak) in public

e. She would get used to wearing (wear) contact lenses if she tried to.

f. They couldn´t get used to living (live) in a flat that´s why they moved to a small house in the
country.

g. They used to commute (commute) every day but now they walk to work.

h. We used to read (read)a lot of books at school.

i. I am not used to wearing (wear) make-up.

j. She used to bite (bite) her nails.

3. Complete the gaps using the correct form of the verbs in brackets used to, be used to and get
used to).
a. After the holidays it takes me a week get used to getting (get) up early again.

b. I used to play (play) football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play now.

c. At first it was difficult for her to speak in French all the time but she is used to doing (do) it

now.

d. I've been getting up early every day for years but I did not get used to doing (do) to it.

e. The queue in the baker's used to be (be) so bad but now it's terrible. It must be that new

chapata bread they bake. It's delicious.

f. People have not got used to using (use) Internet yet but in a few years time everybody will be

surfing around like crazy.

g. If you go to live in Britain, you will get used to driving (drive) on the left.

h. Juan was in London for a year. He liked England but he was not used to eating (eat) the

insipid food and the disgusting coffee and of course, the miserable weather.

i. I am used to drinking (drink ) milk every day.

j. She used to live (live) in a small village.

k. When I was a child, I did not use to eat (not/eat) chocolate but now I eat a lot.

l. You must get used to learning (learn) English for long hours.

m. I am used to learning (learn) English every day.

n. I used to cook (cook) for myself.

o. Her son was used to watching (watch) television for five hours a day.

p. I used to eat (eat) a big chocolate cake a day but I stopped three years ago.

q. I am used to drinking (drink) a cup of coffee in the morning.

r. Peter used to have (have) a bike, now he has a car.