UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR

SPANISH AND ENGLISH DEPARTAMENT

ENGLISH ADVANCED II
USED TO-BE USED TO-GET USED TO

A-Complete the sentences with the correct form of USED TO-BE USED TO-GET USED TO

1.I come from a small village. I will never _____________ to ____________________(live) in a big city!
2. When I was a child, I _______________to ___________________(play) in the street every day.
3. I'm a postman. I ___________________ to ____________________(walk) long distances.
4. When you become a mother, you have to ________________to ____________________(not have) a lot of free time.
5. I don't mind the noise. I __________________to ____________________(work) in an open space office.
6. I ________________ to ________________________ (smoke) but I gave it up when we moved to the States.
7. I've been living in London for a year but I still haven't _________________to _________________ (drive) on the right

B-Write only three words in the spaces. It can be BE USED TO-GET USED TO. You have to conjugate the verb in
present.

1) Everybody drinks tea here but I can't ____________________________it.

2) The noise in this neighborhood is terrible but I _______________________ it now.

3) The birds eventually ________________the traffic and live happily by the motorway.

4) I am _____________________________going to bed late - everybody does in Spain.

5) Are you________________________________the new job? Do you like it?

6) One never _____________________________________driving on the left. I hate it!

7) Adapting to city life is hard but I'm slowly_________________________________ it.

8) John ________________________________the cold. He's from Finland.

9) People who live in the jungle find it difficult to__________________the modern way
of life.

10) She comes from a very wealthy family. She __________________ the good things
in life.

C- Fill in the gaps with the correct expressions and then check if you have answered correctly with the
correct form of USED TO-BE USED TO-GET USED TO

1. Helen quickly______________________________ her new school.

2. Jane _______________________________there, but now she doesn't live there any more.

3. Mr. Trazor doesn't mind working late because he______________________________ overtime.

4. She is in the habit of waking up early, she _______________________________ early.

5. I _______________________________my holiday by the sea when I was young, but now I prefer going to
the mountains.

6. I don't like wearing a uniform to work but I ____________________slowly______________________ it.

7. When Jane was a child, she _________________________________ three glasses of milk per day.
And now check the answers yourselves:

1. got used to

2. used to live

3. is used to

4. is used to waking up

5. used to spend

6. I am slowly getting to it.

7 used to drink

(Evgueny40 in the cooperation with Nerelle, 2016)

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1. I come from a small village. I will never get used to living (live) in a big city!
2. When I was a child, I used to play (play) in the street every day.
3. I'm a postman. I am used to walking (walk) long distances.
4. When you become a mother, you have to get used to not having (not have) a lot of free time.
5. I don't mind the noise. I am used to working (work) in an open space office.
6. I used to smoke (smoke) but I gave it up when we moved to the States.
7. I've been living in London for a year but I still haven't got used to driving (drive) on the right

2-1, get used to

2, am used to

3, get used to

4, getting used to

5, getting used to

6, gets used to (posible: "one is never used to")

7, getting used to

8, is used to (posible: "gets used to" pero se supone aquí que él ya está acostumbrado
al frío)

9, get used to

10, is used to