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This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the phrases "used to" and "get used to" to talk about past habits and becoming accustomed to new situations. It includes example sentences using these phrases, sentences to complete using the correct form, matching activities, and identifying correct and incorrect usage of the phrases. The main ideas are how to express being accustomed to past regular activities and becoming adjusted to changes using "used to" and "get used to".

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This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the phrases "used to" and "get used to" to talk about past habits and becoming accustomed to new situations. It includes example sentences using these phrases, sentences to complete using the correct form, matching activities, and identifying correct and incorrect usage of the phrases. The main ideas are how to express being accustomed to past regular activities and becoming adjusted to changes using "used to" and "get used to".

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BE USED TO/GET USED TO; WOULD for past habits

1. Write sentences about the past habits or situations of


these people. If it is possible, use would. If it is not
possible use, used to
a) Martin/walk home from school
Martin would walk home from school.
b) Carl and Rachel/play chess every Friday
........................................................................................
c) Jenny/have a hamster
........................................................................................
d) We/have bacon and eggs for breakfast
........................................................................................
e) People/think the earth was flat
.........................................................................................
f) My father/tell me bedtime stories
..........................................................................................
g) Barbra and Frank/live in a small flat
...........................................................................................
h) We/ meet in the park every morning.
...........................................................................................
2. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in
brackets
a) When I was a student I ...........................(not be) used
to ....................(wear) a tie.
b) I dont really like hot countries but Im ...........................(get)
used to ...................(live) here now.
c) Liz often goes to France and ...........................(be) used
to ......................(speak) French.
d) Now I .............................(get) used to ............................(do)
this type of exercise.
e) Karen doesnt like her new job. She ...........................(not be)
used to ...................(work) in a small office.
f) Students .......................(be) used to ........................(have)
long holidays.
g) When I lived in Finland I ..........................(get) used
to ..................... (wear) lots of warm clothes.
h) I
think
that
people
.........................(get)
used
to ........................(live) in a fast world.
3. Complete each sentences in an appropriate way.
a) Im used to ........................................................... in the
morning.
b) Im not used to .......................................................in the
afternoon.
c) I
think
Im
getting
used
to .................................................................

d) I
cant
get
used
to ............................................................................
e) My
parents
are
used
to ...........................................................................
f) When
I
was
small
I
got
used
to ........................................................................
g) This year my friends and I are getting used
to .............................................
h) Ive got used to ............................................................ at
school.
4. Match each half sentence to the correct ending.
1. Tom is getting used to ...........
2. Were getting used to ...........
3. Im used to .............
4. They werent used to ...............
5. Maria is used to ............
a) Sharing my room with my sister
b) Working for herself
c) Driving their car on the motorway
d) Living in our new home
e) Working in his new office
5. Are these sentences correct or incorrect? Rewrite the incorrect
ones.
a)
Are
you
use
to
getting
early? ..........................................................................
b)
I
never
got
used
to
lenses ................................................................

wear

c)
He
is
very
quiet.
He
isnt
shouting ..............................................................
d) When we were children
holidays ................................

we

were

use

e)
Does
he
used
to
being
the
now? .....................................................

up

to

only

contact
used

long
boy

to

summer
in

class

f) We are used to using mobile phones as well as normal


phones ...................................
g)
My
brother
Paul
is
getting
school .....................................................
h)
Did
he
get
used
to
work
company? .....................................................

use
in

to
his

his

new
fathers

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