PRACTICE
A. Complete these sentences with use(d) to + a suitable verb. The first one has been done for you.
1. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He ----used to-------smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
2. Liz----used to----------a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3. We came to live in Manchester a few years ago.. We --used to live---------- in Nottingham.
4. I rarely eat ice cream now but I ----used to eat----------it when I was a child.
5. Jim ---used to be-------------my best friend, but we aren't friends any longer.
6. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened. It ----used to take me-----------more than an hour.
7. There --used to be------------a hotel opposite the station but it closed a long time ago.
8. When you lived in London, --did you use to go--------------------to the theatre very often?
B. Brian changed his lifestyle. He stopped doing some things and started doing other things:
He stopped :
- studying hard
- going to bed early
- running three miles every morning
He started:
- smoking
- going out in the evening
- spending a lot of money
Write sentences about Brian with used to and didn't use to as in the example:
1. He used to study hard. He didn't use to smoke.
2. -----He didn't use to smoke---------------------------------------------------
3.------He used to go to bed early------------------------------------------------
4.-----He didn't use to go out in the evening-----------------------------------
5.--He used to run three miles every morning----------------------------------
6.--He didn't use to spend a lot of money-------------------------------------------------------
C. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use be/get used to as in the example:
1. Jane is American. She came to Britain and, at first, she found driving on the left difficult.
When Jane arrived in Britain, she wasn't used to driving on the left, but she soon got used to it. Now she has no problems. She is used to driving on the left.
2. Juan is Spanish and came to live in England. In Spain, he always had dinner late in the evening, but in England dinner was at 6 o'clock. This was very early for him.
When Juan first came to England, he-----wasn't used to having----------------dinner so early, but after some time he ----got used to it-------------------------it. Now he finds it quite normal. He-----is used to having dinner------------------------at 6 o'clock.
3. Julia is a nurse. A year ago, she started working nights. At first, she found it hard.
At first Julia didn't like it. She ---wasn't used to working----------------------nights and it took her a few months to -----get used to --------------------it. Now, after a year, she is quite happy. She----is used to working -----------------nights.
D. Complete the sentences with only ONE word each time. The first one has been done for you.
1. Jane had to get used to ---driving---------------on the left.
2. We used to --live----------in a small village but now we live in London.
3. Tom used to -----drink------------a lot of coffee. Now he prefers tea.
4. I feel very full after that meal. I'm not used to ---eating-----------so much.
5. I wouldn't like to share an office. I'm used to----having--------------my own office.
6. I used to --drive/own/have-------------a car. But I sold it a few months ago.
7. When we were children, we used to----go-------------swimming every day.
8. There used to ----be---------- a cinema, but it was knocked down a few years ago.
9. I am the boss here! I am not used to---being---------told what to do!
